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Newcomer Barlow seeks Senate seat

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The city of Alpharetta recently announced that its 911 center was re-accredited by the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch for an additional three year period. The re-accreditation award was received by 911 Supervisor Shawna Pope on behalf of the city of Alpharetta at the recent IAED convention in Washington, D.C. Alpharetta’s 911 center is both nationally and internationally ac-

credited as a Center of Excellence and is only one of 167 centers worldwide to obtain the designation. Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle said, “I am so proud of our 911 operators for their accomplishment. The attainment of the re-accreditation award by Alpharetta public safety’s 911 center is indicative of the quality of our public safety staff and their dedication to our community.”

“I have always believed the hardest job in public safety is that of a 911 operator,” said Alpharetta Public Safety Director Gary George. “These professionals are the critical link between first responders and those in need. This award is a testament to how well our 911 operators are trained and how well they start the process of getting effective and efficient public safety services to our Alpharetta community.”

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of Somerset, New Jersey, was arrested May 5 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to signal when changing lanes. Juhan Ronji Slocumb, 44, of Lawrenceville, was arrested May 6 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, open container and improper U-turn. ►► Andrew J. Robinson, 22, of Plantation Court, Johns Creek, was arrested May 4 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, reckless driving and failure to use signal. ►► Stacie Ann Chapman, 39, of Norcross, was arrested May 4 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and improper passing

Power. The business owner was told the power to his nail salon company would be cut off if he did not pay $1,000 within two hours to offset the $10,000 in overdue fees. Morales said the man could avoid disruption of service if he purchased two $500 Apple iTunes gift cards for the company within two hours. That should have been the tipoff. Afraid for his business, the man purchased the cards an hour after the call and contacted Morales to pay off the balance with them. A worker at the nail salon later informed the man that iTunes gift cards can’t be used to pay off a company like Georgia Power. He tried calling back Morales, but the number was discon-

nected. The number he received from Morales did not match any official numbers for Georgia Power. A company representative confirmed that no one had contacted the man about an overdue balance.

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DUI arrests ►► Scott Alan Ackermon, 51, of Saxony

Lane, Johns Creek, was arrested May 5 on Northwinds Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Nancy Franke Beak, 51, of Greatwood Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested May 5 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Two businesses, on separate days, were called by people claiming to represent Georgia Power and insisting that the businesses owed thousands of dollars. One man reported fraud May 3 when he was contacted by a “Mr. Morales,” who said he worked for Georgia

Woodstock, was arrested May 5 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Buba Touray, 51, of Greenmont Circle, Alpharetta, was arrested May 5 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, open container and failure to maintain lane. ►► Arturo Arteaga, 26, of Kilmington Court, Alpharetta, was arrested May 6 on Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Rakesh Girish Patel, 34, of Suwanee, was arrested May 1 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. ►► Sathanoor Rama Vishwanath, 32,

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CORRECTION Graduation ceremonies for Centennial High School will be held Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Church. The 2016 valedictorian is Justin Kyaw Htay, and salutatorian is Mary Routh Stephens.

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Mayor Lockwood vetoes zoning, council challenges decision By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Stating that he is using his authority at an “appropriate” time, Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood has vetoed the Ebenezer Road rezoning that was approved April 25. However, the subject is far from settled as the Milton City Council has since approved another public hearing on the issue in June. In a statement released May 10, Lockwood said, “As the mayor of the city of Milton, I have the power to veto any ordinance approved by the city council. I very rarely exercise this power. Since I have been the mayor of Milton, I may have previously exercised this power on a single prior occasion. However, the recent Ebenezer rezoning is a matter for which the exercise of my veto power is appropriate.” Nonetheless, at their May 16 meeting, the Milton City Council brought up the topic again, ultimately approving another public hearing in June on the issue. A first presentation will be held June 6 to notify the public this will be going on the docket as a zoning public hearing June 20. A first motion to override the veto was denied. Lockwood said in his May 10 state-

ment that he wanted the council to review this rezoning request a second time and “ensure the decisionmaking process is appropriate such that all citizens — irrespective of position — believe it fair and impartial. LOCKWOOD “It may be that the council makes the same decision as was made at 12:30 a.m. on April 26,” he said in the statement. “If so, that is fine. I hereby veto the ordinance, approved April 26, 2016, taking action on RZ16-02/VC16-01.” However, Lockwood was the only member opposed, with Karen Thurman recused, to the revisiting of the zoning because he said he thought there should be more time given regarding advertising. At the meeting April 25, the council debated this topic for more than six hours and struggled to come to a consensus. Eventually, after midnight, the group agreed on 63.57 acres of undeveloped land to be rezoned from agricultural, or AG-1, to Community Unit Plan, or CUP, for future homebuilding. Located at 745 Ebenezer Road, the rezoning was approved under the condition of 45 total lots, down from the proposed 50 lots, with .707 units per acre. County Attorney Ken Jarrard said at the May 16 meeting that he believes the council followed the law correctly with

their original voting on April 26. Due to the recusal of Thurman, the vote early April 26 came to a 4-2 approval of the rezoning with Lockwood and Burt Hewitt opposing. However, Lockwood said he wanted to be clear that his veto was not because he was against the zoning. “My veto is much more focused on procedure and perception than on substance,” he said in the statement. “In the days since the April 25 meeting when this zoning was approved, the city has received multiple citizen complaints regarding the meeting procedure and, relatedly, perceptions that some participants at the meeting were given undue advantage.” The Ebenezer rezoning touched on issues of paramount importance to the citizens of Milton, he said, to include “residential build-out, conservation issues, community septic, view shed corridors, and other issues that directly impact how Milton will look and feel over the next decade and beyond. “Decisions of such magnitude should not be made at 12:30 a.m. when all involved are fatigued; when some in the gallery feel excluded; and when the meeting process was less than optimal,” he said in the statement. “If I have an opportunity to correct those procedural concerns and otherwise address issues raised by a threatened third-party legal challenge — while simultaneously inserting trust and confidence back in the process, then I feel duty bound to do so.”

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Milton seeks input on transportation By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com

an update to the needs assessment, according to Cristina Pastore, with Kimley-Horn and Associates. “We’ve listened to a lot of the feedback from the public and community through our online survey, public meetings and different outreach events,” she said. “We’ve pulled all of that together to determine what the needs are and therefore some of the project recommendations that could potentially address those needs.” Part of the plan is getting citizens’ feedback and, so far, hot topics include what the most important intersection projects are, including roundabouts, as well as trail projects. Meetings like this are important, especially in view of an upcoming referendum that could impact transportation projects in Milton. Citizens throughout Fulton County will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed Transportation Special Local-Option Sales Tax, commonly referred to as TSPLOST, this November. This potential 0.75 percent (3/4-cent), five-year referendum could bring a projected $36.5 million to the city of Milton to fund transportation projects, and the city wants citizens to help with prioritizing the projects.

MILTON, Ga. — In an effort to learn more about what citizens want and expect in terms of transportation, the city of Milton is teaming up with Kimley-Horn and Associates to work on its Comprehensive Transportation Plan. In August 2015, Milton began updating its Comprehensive Transportation Plan from 2009. Since then, surveys have been taken, tactics have been discussed and meetings have been held to finalize the plan. On May 10, the city held an open house to give residents a better idea of what will be coming and a way to voice their concerns and opinions. According to the city of Milton’s website, “a long-range, multimodal transportation plan that will assess Milton’s existing and future transportation needs, the goals of a CTP are assisting with identifying transportation priorities, establishing a relationship between local and regional expectations and supporting other plans (like the Comprehensive Land Use Plan).” This is a one-year effort and, so far, the city has completed an inventory of all existing conditions as well as

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“It’s important for the city to think long term, 25 years out in the future to think about transportation projects,” she said. “But also in the short term. Many of the projects for Milton that are on the CTP are also for TSPLOST. This has immediate implications. If the TSPLOST is passed in November, a lot

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If approved by voters, Alpharetta’s $52 million bond would include $1.5 million for developing an arts center out of the old library.

Early voting begins on Alpharetta $52 million bond By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Early voting has begun ahead of the May 24 statewide primary, and Alpharetta may have more on the line than most other cities. Residents are voting whether to approve $52 million in bonds to fund transportation, parks and recreation projects within the city. The bonds would be issued without an increase in the property tax rate, which would remain at 5.75 mills for the ninth straight year, according to Finance Director Thomas Harris. The list of projects were drawn up over the past year after a series of public forums and workshops. As late as last week, some residents raised concerns about the design on the most expensive project on the list: resurfacing and improvements on a 3-mile stretch of Rucker Road at a cost of nearly $15 million. Residents in the area said the design would infringe on their frontage by 2 feet and reduce the buffer between their homes and traffic. City officials have tried to allay objections like these by assuring residents that, while project plans are fairly solid, staff will make every effort to adjust details to accommodate residents affected by the work. “We’ll have to figure that out, but to the residents, 2 feet is a lot,” Mayor David Belle Isle said. “The majority of the project is all set. Do we tweak some of them in response to citizens’ concerns and comments? Yes, where possible we do that.” Road projects take up more than half the $52 million bond money, and Rucker Road takes up the lion’s share

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Alpharetta Arts Center development: $1.5 million Eastside Community Center/ YMCA partnership: $2.5 million Wills Park pool renovation: $2.7 million, including the pool bath house, which is almost 30 years old. Parkland acquisition, parks development and cultural facilities: $5.4 million Sidewalk improvements: $6 million Greenway extension to Forsyth County: $6.5 million Lily Garden Terrace extension: $1.5 million to add a small street from Cumming Street to Canton Street. Windward Parkway corridor improvements: $2 million Kimball Bridge Road congestion mitigation: $9 million Rucker Road corridor improvements: $14.85 million

of that. Why? “There is no base,” said Pete Sewczwicz, Public Works director. “We’ve resurfaced Rucker 1 ½ times in the past 12 years. A couple of years ago, we did a section, and it’s already crumbling. It’s basically asphalt sitting on dirt.” Sewczwicz said plans call for recycling the existing asphalt, gravel and clay and injecting cement into it, resetting it as a new concrete base, then laying asphalt. The project also

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Comfort zone isn’t on road to success

As a local news reporter, I shouldn’t be fazed when encountering other local journalists. And yet I was a little starstruck last week when I had the chance to meet Jovita Moore, an anchor for Atlanta’s WSB-TV, at the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce’s Women Who Walk KATHLEEN STURGEON the Walk event. Jovita spent the afternoon Editor kathleen@appenmediagroup.com telling us about how she grew up in New York, went to college in Vermont and pursued her dreams, all while leaving her comfort zone time after time. These experiences eventually led her to her current job, a position she probably wouldn’t have been offered had she never left the comforts of home. Her words really struck me on a couple of levels. First, I can obviously relate as a journalist. And, personally, I sometimes struggle with the issue of leaving my own comfort zone. As I listened to Jovita talk about working in places like New York, Tennessee, Arkansas and, finally, Georgia, I thought it took some major guts to be able to move around like that, and I admired her. We spoke briefly after the event was over, and she told me to “prepare for your opportunity.” Meaning, if I wanted to achieve my goals in life, I had to be willing to break away from my comfort zone and really go after them. That’s easy to say for someone who did exactly that and ended up successful, albeit with a few bumps along the way, but mostly achieving what she set out to do. But it sounds scary to someone who has always classified herself as a homebody. Nevertheless, I thought about her words some more. I wondered if, one day, I might want to write for newspapers like The New York Times or Washington Post? Or are those dreams too lofty? No one knows what the future holds, but I suppose it’s possible to think I might one day be a reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Or I could stay right here at Appen Media Group and continue covering the local news in my current job that I love so much. In addition to work comfort zones, I’m like many young professionals who still have plenty of other life events to look forward to: living on their own, getting married, having children. Thankfully, I’m at the very beginning of my career and still have the rest of my life to really go after what I want. Jovita said it best when she was asked “What do you say when people ask after being offered a break, ‘Are they lucky or did they just deserve this opportunity?’” She said people have to be prepared to get lucky. As in, yes, you might get lucky and receive that once-in-a-lifetime call with a job offer, but you have to set yourself up to even get that call in the first place and then be prepared to fulfill expectations once you accept the challenge. So I plan to prepare myself to answer that lucky call one day if it comes because, as the saying goes, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” Thanks, Jovita, for inspiring me to go beyond my comfort zone.

OPINION

Beach gets nod in District 21 Senate race Sometimes, you get a political race that is based on the issues and personal experience. Then sometimes you get a race like Senate District 21, which has seen a lot of mud thrown. While I seldom weigh in on political contests, I was moved to do so for reasons that I hope will become readily apparent. HATCHER HURD First, I don’t like sophomoric Executive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com name-calling. Second, I like to judge a candidate by what he or she has done, not by what they say they are going to do. But any way you slice it, Brandon Beach stands out as the best person for this job. First, Beach has done the job, and well, the last two terms. He isn’t the kind of politician in the General Assembly who adds his name to a lot of bills and then says, “What a good boy am I,” as some do. He is a worker bee. Economic development and job growth is important everywhere. It is important here. Beach is all about improving that score. His opponent does not even discuss economic growth unless pressed. I have covered North Fulton for more than 20 years. Beach has been publicly involved just about all that time. I first met him when he was chairman of the Alpharetta bond committee that successfully got the bond passed for Webb Bridge Park and a police station. Yes, that took tax money to accomplish, but then taxes aren’t all bad if they build the things you want. He served on the Alpharetta Planning Commission, a thankless job if there ever was one. But a good place to learn about local government. From there he served as a city councilman for Alpharetta. That is a good, sound record of political involvement. His opponent, Aaron Barlow, is a likeable fellow, young, articulate and smart. But his public resume is more than a little thin. He doesn’t have a record of public service so we just have to take him at his word that he is the rock-ribbed conservative that he says he is. So let’s look at his word. Barlow tells us he is the real conservative in this race. But to try to brand Brandon Beach as a liberal is way over the top. Compare Beach’s voting record and that of just about any other bona fide conservative in the Senate and you won’t find much daylight. OK, so a little hyperbole in a campaign is to be expected. But then I looked at the claim that Beach sponsored the proposed great $8 billion tax increase a few years back. Actually, it was a special local option sales tax that was up for the people to vote up or down. There is a big problem with that claim. Beach was not even a senator then. That was on his predecessor Chip Rogers’ watch. I just don’t believe that was a mistake. That was just another lie that seems to pile up on Barlow’s doorstep. Barlow says nothing about what he hopes to accomplish in office other than to slash taxes. And Georgia needs to slash its taxes, according to Barlow. First understand more than half of the state budget goes to schools and education. I have two grandsons about to enter high school. I don’t want those

[Beach] is a worker bee. Economic development and job growth is important everywhere. It is important here. Beach is all about improving that score. His opponent does not even discuss economic growth unless pressed. dollars cut. If Mr. Barlow had done his homework, he would know there was quite a bit cut out of the state education budgets of 2007, 2008 and 2009. Those education dollars had to be made up locally. Transportation funding has been hard to find at state and federal levels. The state has some making up to do. Barlow says we should cut the taxes because we have had growth the last couple of years. I think any reasonable reaction is to look at what you are cutting and why. When I asked in which departments he would cut budgets, he said all of them. Realistically, that merely shows no understanding of the budget. Mr. Barlow, who says he is retired at age 41, should do what other elected officials have done. He should pay some dues with the sweat equity that comes from being involved in the community. Personally I have never met the man at a political function, fundraiser, ball game, council meeting or any other place. And I get to a lot of places. North Fulton is not that big. When pressed about what he would do for transportation – he did acknowledge it was a problem – he said he wanted to improve roads, especially northsouth routes, to improve connectivity. This was directed at Cherokee, more than half the district, so l gave him that. He also wanted to add a bus-rapid transit system to help ease traffic congestion. He would widen Ga. 400, as well. Gee, how come we never thought of that? Where would this money come from, I asked. Oh, why it would come from all of those budgets that would be slashed. Already, he has made the first mistake of the politician. Any savings accrued are not tax dollars returned, but money to be spent on preferred projects. I just don’t buy what he is selling. In Texas, where I was born, they would say about a man like Barlow, “He’s all hat and no cattle.” It means he likes the trappings of the office but doesn’t do the work. Do some work, Mr. Barlow. Do it here in this community where we can watch you and judge the man behind the fine words. Beach has proven his worth in the Senate. He is not afraid to take a stand and offer real solutions.

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Bond: Continued from Page 7 includes two bridge replacements, wide sidewalks, bike lanes and landscaping. The bridges alone account for much of the cost. “They’re not cheap, that’s for sure,” Sewczwicz said, “but what’s even more expensive is not repairing these bridges, and something happens to them and you have to reconstruct them.” Belle Isle said Alpharetta has spent more on transportation in the past three years than any other Fulton County city, save Atlanta. “That’s consistent with our history that we’ve kept up with it,” Belle Isle said. “This is a continuation of keeping up with that because we have obligation to residents to make sure you can get around.” He said there were concerns about how the city would redesign Main Street for the City Center project. Some were fearful it would become a traffic thoroughfare. “We were able to come up with a plan (that applied) a balance, trying to make it efficient, yet keep the character and feel that’s important.” Another major road project involves adding an east and westbound lane on

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Windward Parkway from Ga. 9 east to Westside Parkway. This $2 million project combines with a soon-to-be under construction project that adds turning lanes from the northbound Ga. 400 off-ramp onto Windward Parkway and extends those to Westside Parkway. If passed, the bond would also help the city virtually complete its mission of installing sidewalks along at least one side of every street outside of neighborhoods and industrial areas. Another large chunk of money, $6.5 million, would go to completing Alpharetta’s Greenway, completing the section north to Forsyth County. Parks Director Mike Perry said the greenway remains a high priority among residents. “We don’t have counting devices, but anytime we’ve done (leisure need) surveys – and we’ve done four or five over the past 15-20 years – the greenway trail/bike path is always No. 1. Consistently, No. 1,” Perry said. If funded through the bond, Alpharetta would boast almost 10 miles of greenway trails and bike paths extending from Forsyth County in the north to Roswell in the south. “The feedback we get is quantified by the number of phone calls I get for requests, and this is the most pressing need we have,” Perry said. Outside the greenway, Alpharetta has more than 300 acres of parkland.

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Beach seeks third District 21 Senate term Says record as workhorse should convince voters to support him By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – District 21 State Sen. Brandon Beach, 55, will seek a third term in the May 24 primary. He is facing first-time candidate Aaron Barlow. Beach, who serves as the president for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, said he has a proven record of public service while his opponent has none. “I’ve lived in North Fulton for 24 years, and I have been involved in public service for 20 of those years,” Beach said. “Meanwhile my opponent has not voted but one time in a Republican primary in the last 10 years. “I’ve been working my tail off for this community and he can’t even get off the couch to vote.” Beach said he is proud of his record as a senator, councilman and with the chamber.

He first got involved in public life as the chairman of the Alpharetta Bond Committee in the 1990s that raised the money to build Webb Bridge Park and the new police station. Next he served on the Alpharetta Planning Commission from 1996 to 2000. Then he ran and won election to the Alpharetta City Council. “I served one term then was appointed to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority,” Beach said. He did not run again for City Council because he felt taking the job as Chamber of Commerce president would be a conflict of interest because he was representing all of North Fulton. Recognized for his grasp of transportation issues, he was then appointed a Georgia Department of Transportation board commissioner for the district. He ran and won election to the Georgia State Senate in 2013, filling the unexpired term of Sen. Chip Rogers and has since won re-election. Now he seeks his third term. “I have paid my dues climbing up the ladder to show the people the leadership I can and have brought to the district. What has my opponent ever done? I would like to see him earn his spurs to serve in the Senate the way I

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Newcomer Barlow seeks District 21 Senate seat Says he’s the true conservative in the race By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – Political newcomer Aaron Barlow, 41, a Milton resident, seeks to unseat incumbent state Sen. Brandon Beach in the May 24 Republican primary. Barlow says he is retired after stints with Financial Services Equifax and a decade with Boston Consulting Group, working in business strategies and acquisitions. He is married with a wife and two daughters, ages 10 and 7. Now that he is retired, Barlow says he is deeply involved with yearup.org, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping 18- to 24-year-olds “break the bonds of poverty.” “It’s a college boot camp for white-collar jobs. They go to camp for six months to learn marketable skills and then are in the workplace for six months, earning a paycheck while they learn to put those skills to use,” Barlow

said. “It is life-changing for those young people.” When they emerge from the program, they are qualified to find jobs paying $37,000 annually or more. For applicants there is no cost. BARLOW “This is a program that cuts across party aisles,” Barlow said. Barlow, who has never run for office before, says he expects to win the GOP nomination because he sees himself as the “true conservative” in the race. He calls Beach a “tax-and-spend” career politician. By virtue of working as the president of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Barlow says Beach is also in fact a lobbyist for developers. “That is a clear conflict of interest to his serving in the Senate,” Barlow said. He points to Beach’s campaign war chest, which Barlow puts at $750,000. Meanwhile he says his campaign fund is only $200,000 of his own money. Beach refutes that. He says that is an obvious inflation and that he has

raised less than $200,000. “I expect to start doing some fundraising, but it is almost all my money right now. I got a late start getting into the race, only two months ago,” Barlow said. He calls his opponent a tax-andspend liberal who wants to bring MARTA to North Fulton. Barlow also said, while Beach has supported horse racing in Georgia, he never would. He accused Beach of voting for the original TSPLOST that was defeated at the polls in 2011 and which would have brought MARTA to North Fulton and added billions in new sales-tax dollars. The problem with that claim is Chip Rogers was the state senator for the district then. Beach was not yet in office. Asked what he would do about transportation for District 22 – which encompasses both North Fulton and Cherokee County – he said he would widen Ga. 400 and, in Cherokee, institute a bus system or bus-rapid-transit system that would truly serve communities. “But that would mean adding more connectivity with north-south roads, so that people in Cherokee could get to

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Beach: Continued from Page 10 the community. He was chosen to serve on the three-man committee to get what is today the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre built in North Fulton. As a GDOT board member he was able to come up with $1 million to finish Westside Parkway and lock in the $600 million Avalon project. He did it by convincing the other GDOT board members to sweep their district budgets for any unspent funds to help Alpharetta and the North Fulton Community Improvement District finish the mirror north-south arterial on the west side of Ga. 400. Beach said he takes particular displeasure when Barlow accuses him of supporting an $8 billion plan to bring MARTA to North Fulton. It was a huge multicounty TSPLOST. The problem with Barlow’s accusation is Beach was not the senator. It was Sen. Chip Reed who helped write the bill – and later repudiated it. “I wasn’t even in office, yet he tells this outrageous lie. All he does is attack me with lies, he doesn’t have one thing on his record he can point to as having done,” Beach said. Former House Speaker Pro Tem Mark Burkhalter said there are mem-

Save the Horses prides itself as being a no-kill shelter. Horse lovers, owners and enthusiasts across North Fulton are encouraged to join for a night of fun, food and friendship in support of Save the Horses Rescue. Tickets are $85 and available online at www.2016pologala.com. For more information about Save the Horses rescue and its programs, visit www. savethehorses.org. bers of the legislature who always keep their heads down and always check to see which way the wind blows. “And those folks will usually have a safe seat and never get any opposition,” he said. “Then you have the people who want to look at public policy issues for what they can accomplish. You find out who you can trust – would trust with your children.” As one of the architects of Georgia’s modern Republican Party, Burkhalter said you learn who you can count on. “They are measured by what they do. That’s a Brandon Beach. If you never get any opposition, it’s probably because you never did anything to get noticed,” Burkhalter said. ”The people who use their time in office to get things done are the ones I like. Brandon gets things done.” Asked what he thinks about Barlow’s charge that Beach is not a true conservative but a true liberal, Burkhalter just smiled. “Desperate people say desperate things. I think that is all that needs to be said.” Asked if he thought there is a conflict of interest with Beach lobbying as chamber president for economic growth, Burkhalter dismissed it. “It’s hardly a conflict. You should seek out people who want to improve the economy of their region,” he said. “If he’s lobbying for jobs and growth, then I say full speed ahead.”

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Providence Bank first-responder event May 27 Fundraiser benefits fire, police of Alpharetta, Milton ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Providence Bank will honor and support local first responders Friday, May 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Providence Bank located at 4955 Windward Parkway in Alpharetta.

The fundraiser is for the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation and the Milton First Responders Foundation. The event will be and will feature food, fun, giveaways, and a chance to meet a local hero. The event is open to the general public. “For each $10 raised, the bank will match the $10 to support these local

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U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials with the Fulton County School System noted they are in receipt of the letter, but currently have no policy in place that deals directly with the transgender issue and access to restrooms and locker rooms. “We are aware that the federal government has issued guidance to public schools on how to provide various supports to transgendered youth,” said Susan Hale, spokesperson for the FCSS. “[We] will comprehensively review all federal guidance and utilize it in our continued support for students in our schools.” She noted, historically, each individual school “manages as appropriate” for their student population without issue. “To clarify, up until this point it has been a school-by-school decision as the situation calls for it,” said Hale. “But now that there is federal guidance, we will use this information to determine if additional supports are needed. Since this was [recently] released, our staff needs more time to review the information.” Though most commonly referenced

in college sports programs where men and women sports must be equitably provided, Title IX also covers K-12 schools under the direction of the U.S. Department of Education — essentially every public school in the country. The letter stated the “guidance does not add requirements to applicable law, but provides information and examples to inform recipients about how the departments evaluate whether covered entities are complying with their legal obligations.” The underlying threat in the letter, confirmed by government officials in subsequent media briefings, is that schools not fully complying with the law as it relates to transgender students risk losing federal funding. The FCSS relies on federal funding primarily to support the free and reduced lunch program and services for special education, but receives very little — less than one percent — to supports its general operating budget which includes staff salaries and benefits, and direct pupil services. While most of the attention is on the bathroom issue, the federal directive points out accommodations must also

A transgender primer The U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice Department outlined gender terminology in the May 13 letter sent to school systems across the nation: Gender identity — refers to an individual’s internal sense of gender. Transgender — describes those individuals whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. Gender transition — the process in which transgender individuals begin to live and identify as the sex consistent with their gender identity. They may dress differently, adopt a new name and use pronouns consistent with their gender identity.

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River Eves ES receives grant for STEM curriculum ROSWELL, Ga. - River Eves Elementary School in Roswell was the recipient of a $7,500 grant from Project Lead The Way (PLTW), in partnership with The Goizueta Foundation, to further the school’s STEM education programs. The school’s current STEM curriculum focuses on developing critical thinking through the engineering design process, said school officials. That focus aligns with the PLTW module that will be implemented in the school’s STEM Lab beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. “Project Lead The Way’s program is a perfect fit to enhance our STEM focus that develops students into problem-solvers,” said Principal Neil Pinnock. “Since River Eves began offering STEM activities a few years ago, we’ve seen students’ interest and confidence in math and science rise

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Firebirds Wood Fired Grill opens near Alpharetta’s Avalon Casual chic is the ticket for area’s newest bistro By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The newest Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, one of 39 upscale casual dining establishments, has opened on Old Milton Parkway across from Avalon. Spacious (6,600 square feet) with soft décor, the restaurant has an earnest if newly trained staff and a small but diverse menu that will satisfy a range of tastes. Have your steaks, ribs and seafood prepared over an authentic wood-fired grill with lobster quiche queso or seared ahi tuna for appetizer. At the opening, steaks were done perfectly and the

crème brulee cheesecake was excellent. The restaurant has a Trump-sized wine wall and its FireBar is a perfect social setting before dinner or a tetea-tete for one featuring their signature martinis and other cocktails. Customers enter a stacked-stone entryway that eases them into a dining area that has a soft, warm atmosphere with no loud music but with plenty of intimate tables. “We specialize in classic American cuisine grilled over an authentic woodfired grill. Firebirds likes to heighten the guest’s experience with unexpected extras such as chilled salad plates, meticulous table manicuring and refreshed frozen martini glasses,” said General Manager Justin Rusch. Firebirds is proud of its “robust” wine list, including its own private labels, served at proper cellar temper-

atures. The scratch kitchen features a variety of selections including wood-grilled salmon and chile-rubbed Delmonico grilled over local hickory, oak or pecan wood, Rusch said. “Our mission statement is ‘serve, enrich and exceed.’ We pride ourselves on providing real value to our guests,” said Rusch. “We look forward to serving our guests and becoming part of the community. That’s whether you’re relaxing after a long day, dining with family or enjoying a romantic evening fireside, we offer a versatile, full-spectrum dining experience for everyone.” Firebirds was listed as one of the “Top 10 Fast-Growing Chains” in a restaurant industry magazine, and also received a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence, among other national awards.

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Huge mixed-use proposed around man-made river in hall county The Chattahoochee River is one of the most beautiful natural amenities in the metro Atlanta area, but stiff environmental regulations on development along its shores GEOFF SMITH have pushed many Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com developers from taking advantage of it. So what is a developer to do if the goal is to build a riverfront development? Why, build its own river, of course. A Peachtree City-based developer calling itself ARW Group LLC has proposed a $700 million mixed-use development in Hall County that will run along its own man-made flowing river. According to the Gainesville Times, the project will include 265 single-family homes, 215 townhomes, 600 multifamily units, 242,000 square feet of retail space and 424,000 square feet of office space. Plans also call for a 200-room hotel, 20,000-square-foot convention center, 50,000-square-foot grocery store and 60,000-square-foot theater. This is a big project - especially for Hall County. Hall County sits just north of Gwinnett County along I-85 and along the eastern shores of Lake Lanier. With a past that earned it the nickname the Poultry Capital of the World, Hall has seen more and more residential growth on its southern borders as development climbs north through Gwinnett County. Hall also has Gainesville, which is off the beaten path, but is an incredibly charming and cosmopolitan little city. It hosts several college campuses including Brenau, University of North

Georgia and Lanier Technical College. The students help fuel the businesses that surround the rather large town square, which sits about a mile from Lake Lanier and the Lake Lanier Rowing Club, which hosted those types of events for the 1996 Olympics. Hall County is also home to the locally famous winery and resort Chateau Elan, and Braselton, which became well known when actress Kim Basinger owned most of it for a brief time. This is all to say that while Hall has done quite well considering its distance from metro Atlanta, the ARW project would be a massive addition to its landscape. Developers are saying they are modeling the River Walk project after the San Antonio River Walk and the Oklahoma City Bricktown. They wanted to do a water-based development and looked at locations along the Chattahoochee, but ultimately found there were too many regulatory hurdles to overcome, saying “environmental regulations prohibit the kind of development [ARW Principal Jorge Duran] wanted to do, which is dense, mixed-use projects that would showcase the water.” I can only imagine what state reg-

ulatory authorities are going through in trying to think about how to review this project. The language is pretty straight forward with what a developer can and cannot do near a state waterway, but is it when the developer creates its own waterway? It may be, but it will be an interesting story for at least me to follow. The project would be on 508 acres just northwest of Chateau Elan off Ga. 211. It would also include a “corporate and technology park” as well as 30 acres of green space. At $700 million, the project would be a huge investment for Hall County and is a sign that at least some folks are willing to bet big that businesses and residents would support such a project so far outside of the perimeter. Geoff Smith is a mortgage banker with Assurance Financial focusing on residential home loans for refinances and home purchases. Geoff Smith, gsmith@lendtheway.com 770-674-1433; Personal: NMLS#104587; Business: NMLS#70876 *The views and opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of Assurance Financial Group

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The consequences of micromanaging your employees Having worked with small-business owners for over 35 years, I have seen both positive and negative ways in which they manage their employees. How are you managing your employees? There are two extremes, and one DICK JONES of them is micromanagFounder & President Jones Simply Sales ing your employees. In many cases, small-business owners feel they need to micromanage their employees because it is the only way to ensure that they are doing their jobs correctly. Micromanaging employees often includes telling your employees what to do, how to do it and when to do it. If you’ve been in the military, then this approach is well known. It’s called a military model and it works real well in that environment. Conversely, a military model in a small business most often is a “house of cards” for employees as it’s not a very fun environment to work in. A military model squashes creativity and an employee’s autonomy, and is a complete impediment to high-performing teams. Just this year the baby boomer generation was surpassed by the millennial generation, which has a very low tolerance for this type of work environment. While micromanaging employees in the past may have worked, it’s not going to in the future. Having the freedom to do your job and own your own performance is a much better environment to operate and grow your small business. If you’re a micromanaging small-business owner, you better think twice about continuing this behavior.

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Toyota breaks ground on new Cumming location Donates $100K to Forsyth County Education Foundation By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Anyone looking to buy a new Toyota will soon have to go no farther than Forsyth County. Ground was broken May 11 at 1875 Buford Highway for the new location of Beaver Toyota. Partners Mike Beaver and Matt Calavan were offered the opportunity to open a new Toyota store in Cumming from Southeast Toyota. This new family-owned, state-of-the-art 130,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in the spring of 2017, which will mark the first new Toyota dealership built in the Southeast in more than five years. In addition to the full-service center, there will be an outdoor area where customers can hang out or events can take place. “We are so excited about that,”

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Beaver said. “There will be two fire pits, big-screen TVs and a big bar.” The Beaver and Calavan families are committed to the local communities and, to prove that, they donated $100,000 to Forsyth County Schools for the Education Foundation before they even broke ground. “We have been loving and supporting teachers and schools for a very long time and we will continue to promote and advocate them,” Katie Calavan said. “Not only do we feel a sense of responsibility, but our hearts pour out to

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Members of the Beaver Toyota team with local officials break ground on the new location. the community and we are proud to be able to provide assistance to them.” As the group is comprised of many family members, they say they take

that aspect to work with them. “We treat everyone like family,” Beaver said. “We have great teams that truly love what they do.”

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Puppy Haven opens in Alpharetta Business: Puppy Haven Owner: Laura Bryant About: Puppy Haven is a new breed of Atlanta-area dog day care that offers vast indoor and outdoor play areas, climatecontrolled guestrooms, three live web cameras, luxury suites and plenty of personalized attention. Opened: December 2015 Address: 2854 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta Phone: 770-609-7483 Website: www.puppyhavenatl.com

Comprehensive Internal Medicine opens new Alpharetta office Kale Me Crazy opens in Roswell Business: Kale Me Crazy Owners: Philip A. Wahl About: Healthy habits start at Kale Me Crazy, a new superfoods café and juice bar. Kale Me Crazy promotes healthy living through fresh organic and natural foods with made-from-scratch wraps,

salads, acai bowls, cold-pressed juices, smoothies, energy shots and soups. Opened: April 28 Address: 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 910, Roswell GA 30076 Phone: 678-878-3188 Website: www.kalemecrazy.net

Business: Comprehensive Internal Medicine What: Comprehensive Internal Medicine and Dr. Jacqueline Pearson, MDVIP, aim to help patients achieve optimal health through preventative care, ongoing medical issues, or during illnesses or injuries. They have built a reputation for excellence in medical care through many years of service

and attention to patient needs. Opened: The Alpharetta location of Comprehensive Internal Medicine opened March 31. Address: 3180 North Point Parkway, Suite 303, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: 678- 205-9004, MDVIP 678205-9006 Website: www.cimedicine.com, www. mdvip.com/jacquelinepearsonmd

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TOUCH-A-TRUCK AT NEWTOWN PARK

The Johns Creek Public Works Department will present the annual touch-a-truck event featuring construction equipment and activities for the entire family Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. till noon. Front-end loaders, backhoes, firetrucks and other heavy equipment will be at Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek. For more information, visit johnscreekga.gov/RecreationandParks/ Special-Events/Touch-A-Truck Looking to get the word out about your event? Email us with photo and description of your event to calendar@appenmediagroup.com.

EVENTS: EASTERN STAR PANCAKE BREAKFAST

What: An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, served hot off the griddle, along with sausages, coffee, juice and all the trimmings, will help support charitable projects of the Order of the Eastern Star. When: Saturday, May 21, 8-11 a.m. Where: Alpharetta Masonic Lodge, 194 Milton Ave., Alpharetta Cost: $6 More info: navybear1963@gmail.com, 404-276-4646

HAMZAH ISLAMIC CENTER OPEN HOUSE

What: People of all faiths and beliefs are invited to learn more about Islam. Food and refreshments will be served. When: Saturday, May 21, 3-5 p.m. Where: Hamzah Islamic Center, 665 Tidwell Road, Alpharetta More info: facebook.com/ events/1083502678387266/

ROSWELL, MILTON BULKY TRASH AMNESTY DAY

What: Roswell and Milton residents can dispose of large items for no charge on Bulky Trash Amnesty Day. When: Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m.-noon Where: Roswell Public Works Division, 1810 Hembree Road, Roswell. Proof of Roswell or Milton residency required. (Utility bills preferred. Roswell residents with the window decal do not need any other form of identification.) More info: www.roswellgov.com

JOHNS CREEK’S FINEST 5K RUN

What: The Johns Creek Police Department will host its second annual Johns Creek’s Finest 5K to benefit Special Olympics Georgia. When: Saturday, May 21, 8 a.m.; registration begins at 7 a.m. near River Trail Middle School Where: Shakerag Park, 10945 Rogers

Circle, Johns Creek Cost: $30 per participant; sponsorships $250 More info: www.johnscreeksfinest5k. com

‘AIRCRAFT CARRIERS’ BOOK SIGNING

What: Michael E. Haskew, author of “Aircraft Carriers,” will be speaking and signing books. When: Saturday, May 21, 1-2:30 p.m. Where: Bookmiser, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell More info: 770-993-1555

DATE NIGHT ON THE RIVER

What: Come relax at Chattahoochee Nature Center on this adults-only, 2 ½-hour sunset evening paddle. Ages 21 and older. When: Friday, May 21, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $30 general public, $25 members; advance registration required by May 25 at 770-992-2055 x237 or scheduling@chattnaturecenter.org Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter.org/family-activities/canoe-programs/

ROSWELL DRINKING WATER FESTIVAL, NEW WATER PLANT CELEBRATION

lunches as well as chairs or blankets. When: Sunday, May 22, noon-3 p.m. Where: Roswell Cemetery, Alpharetta and Woodstock streets, Roswell More info: roswellhistoricalsociety.org

PCRF SECOND ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF

What: Plan on a day of fun at the park while tasting some amazing chili and pies, or bring your favorite recipe and possibly win a prize. Hosted by the nonpolitical, nonprofit Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. When: Sunday, May 22, 2-5 p.m. Where: Settles Bridge Park, 380 Johnson Road, Suwanee Cost: $15 adults, $5 kids; 10-andunder free. More info: RSVP by May 19 at pcrfatlanta@gmail.com or by calling 770-3555854 or 678-733-5493

RUMC JOB NETWORKING

What: Roswell United Methodist Church Job Networking will include 10 afternoon workshops. When: Monday, May 23, 12:30 p.m. Where: RUMC, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: rumc.com/job-networking-learn

LUNCH WITH AUTHOR MARY ALICE MONROE

What: Bookmiser will host a lunch with New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, author of “A Lowcountry Wedding.” When: Thursday, May 26, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Lucia’s Italian Restaurant, 4705 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: 770-993-1555

TAI CHI DEMO CLASS

What: A tai chi demo class will focus on improving muscle tone, balance and fall prevention. When: Thursday, May 26, 9:45-10:40 a.m. Where: Forsyth Parks and Recreation at Old Atlanta, 810 Nichols Road, Suwanee More info: 770-205-4646

What: The city of Roswell will celebrate the grand opening of its new water treatment plant with a free community festival. When: Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Roswell Water Plant, 100 Dobbs Drive, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

HERITAGE DAYS IN MAY: CIVIL WAR

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What: The Roswell Historical Society will host an old-fashioned homecoming celebration for descendants of those “resting” at Old Roswell Cemetery. Families are encouraged to bring picnic

What: “Troublesome Times: The Civil War in Roswell,” includes informational panels and display cases with items from the city of Roswell’s archives. When: Through May 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

What: The Alpharetta Farmers Market features fruits, vegetables, natural meats, fresh flowers and herbs, and a

variety of home goods. When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., through Oct. 29. Where: Old Canton Street in downtown Alpharetta. More info: alpharetta.ga.us

JOHNS CREEK FARMERS MARKET

What: Held at the Newtown Park Amphitheater, each market features more than 25 local farmers and vendors with organic and/or sustainable foods and produce. When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Sept. 13. Where: 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek. More info: JohnsCreekGA.gov

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

What: The Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market offers fresh, local farm, ranch and artisan foods direct from producers, and much more. When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. Where: City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

FOOD TRUCKS N’ FORSYTH COUNTY When: Monday, May 23, 5-8 p.m. Where: Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming More info: web.cummingforsythchamber.org

ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Alpharetta’s Food Truck Alley on Thursday evenings offers a variety of six to eight rotating area food trucks along Old Roswell Street in the Historic District. When: Thursdays, 5-9 p.m. Where: Old Roswell Street in the Alpharetta’s historic district More info: awesomealpharetta.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: AUTREY MILL UNPLUGGED CONCERT

What: Kathy Reed, local singer/songwriter and teller of wonderful stories, will present “Tears, Trains, and Twang: The Roots of American Country Music.” When: Saturday, May 21, 7 p.m. Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek More info: www.autreymill.org

SAWNEE ASSOCIATION OF THE ARTS MAY MEETING

What: Artist/painter/instructor Ross Horrocks will present a program featuring examples of his varied subjects, media and approaches to painting. When: Monday, May 23, 6 p.m. Where: United Way of Forsyth County Office, 240 Elm Street, Cumming More Info: SawneeArt.org

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ROSWELL’S CLAY COLLECTIVE SPRING SHOW AND SALE

What: “Works in Clay,” the spring show and sale for Roswell’s Clay Collective, features handmade ceramic artworks created by the organization’s 40-plus members. When: Through Wednesday, May 25 Where: Art Center West, 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellclaycollective.com.

HERITAGE DAYS IN MAY: PHOTOS

What: 13th Annual Roswell Heritage Juried Photo Exhibit presents a pictorial look at Roswell as captured through the lens of Roswell Photographic Society photographers. When: Through May 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

‘MY FAIR LADY’ AT CUMMING PLAYHOUSE

What: The Cumming Playhouse will present the Tony Award-winning musical, “My Fair Lady.” When: Through May 22, times vary Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming More info: playhousecumming.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: ALPHARETTA BOOK-TO-ACTION GROUP

What: This book group is more than a simple book club; Each month’s books highlight a need in the community and offer a way for participants to help. In honor of Memorial Day, May’s books will focus the needs of military dogs with “War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love” by Rebecca Frankel and, for children, “Dogs On Duty: Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond” by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. When: Saturday, May 21, 1 p.m. Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: 404-613-6735

FINAL EXAM STUDY CENTER

What: High schoolers are able to use the study room for solitary or group studying for their final exams. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Ages 13-18. When: Monday- Wednesday, May 23-25 Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: 770-360-8897

MYSTERY READERS’ BOOK CLUB

What: The assigned book is “Bangkok Tattoo” by John Burdett. When: Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: 770-640-3075

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You may have heard about it on the news: Atlanta’s legendary Chattahoochee River alligator has been captured and relocated from the Cochran Shoals STEVE HUDSON Unit of the ChattaGet Outside Georgia, hoochee River NaChattahoochee Media Group tional Recreation Area to more gator-friendly territory in southern Georgia. Wait a minute. Did we say “alligator” and “Chattahoochee” in the same sentence? Indeed we did. What’s that? Gators in the wetlands around Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River? As it turns out, there was at least one that called Atlanta’s riverside wetlands “home” – at least until it was captured and relocated early last week. Alligators don’t naturally live this far north, so how did this one end up in Atlanta’s Chattahoochee? It was probably a pet that was released when it got too big to keep. This Chattahoochee gator had apparently been there for quite a while. Occasional sightings have been reported for eight or 10 years. Sightings gradually became more common in recent years as hikers on the Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop Trail caught occasional glimpses of this elusive creature. According to the National Park Service, which administers CRNRA, alligators “tend to exhibit a natural fear of humans and do not pose a threat unless provoked.” In other words, sightings were rare and those who spotted the gator were encouraged to leave it alone. But earlier this year, in March, several sightings of the Cochran Shoals gator (which had by that time attained a length estimated to be in the 7- to 8-foot range) led to temporary closings of part of the Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop Trail. That multiuse trail, located off Interstate North Parkway just upriver from I-285, is popular with hikers, joggers and bicyclists, and the temporary closure was for the benefit of park users and alligator alike. Following those most recent sightings, wildlife personnel set out to capture and relocate the Cochran Shoals gator. Early last week, on May

What: The book discussed will be “Gormenghast” by Mervyn Peake. When: Thursday, May 26, 6 p.m. Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: 404-613-6735

‘PICK A MAY FLOWER’ FOR $20

What: All dogs over 25 pounds and all cats may be adopted from LifeLine’s shelters for $20. The adoption includes the pet’s spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines, a $250 value at no cost. When: Throughout May Where: DeKalb County Animal Services, Fulton County Animal Services, LifeLine’s Dog House & Kitty Motel and LifeLine’s Cat Adoption Center More info: dekalbanimalservices.com, fultonanimalservices.com or lifelineanimal.org

FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd. NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: BEER, BOURBON AND BBQ FESTIVAL

What: Admission prices includes a sampling glass for all-you-care-to-taste beer and bourbon. When: Saturday, May 21, noon-6 p.m. Where: Atlantic Station, 1380 Atlantic Drive NW, Atlanta More info: beerandbourbon.com

RED TOP MOUNTAIN MAKERS FESTIVAL

What: Experience the first makers festival in a Georgia State Park. Makers present will include jewelers, woodworkers, a telescope maker, soapstone carver, print maker, bat box builder, cider maker and many more. When: Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Where: Red Top Mountain State Park, 50 Lodge Road SW, Acworth More info: gastateparks.org/ Info/236657

The saga of Atlanta’s Chattahoochee gator

10, their efforts were successful. The gator was captured without harm and then relocated to more natural alligator habitat somewhere in southern Georgia. How big was the gator? She (it was indeed a female) had a length of 6 feet 8 inches, but around 10 inches of her tail was found to be missing when she was captured. With her tail intact, the alligator would have had a length close to 8 feet, consistent with her estimated age. Might there be other alligators in remote corners of the Cochran Shoals area? You hear occasional reports of sightings of a second and smaller alligator, though these could not be confirmed. But the wetlands areas near the Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop Trail offer great opportunities for viewing other wildlife, and this is a great time of year to experience them. Take your binoculars next time you visit this area. There’s no telling what you might see! Steve Hudson’s book, “Hiking the Hooch,” will help you discover the great trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, including the trails of the Cochran Shoals Unit. Check it out in local outdoor shops or on Amazon, or order online from www. chattahoocheemedia.com.

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CHS golf qualifies for State Tournament MILTON, Ga. — The boys golf team at Cambridge High School recently qualified for the Georgia High School Association State Championship. The team claimed the position after winning the 5-AAAAA State Sectional May 2 at the Georgia National Golf Club. They defeated 15 opposing teams and seized a record-breaking one over par 285. The team has had great performances throughout the course of the season including; Seniors Austin Redick and Sutton Dunwoodie; Juniors Brad Plaziak and Robbie Bentley; Sophomore Andrew Ackerman’s; Freshman Jack Vajda. The team returns five players from last year’s State Title winning team with freshman Jack Vajda the only new face.

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MILTON, Ga. — The Cambridge girls golf team traveled Sunday, May 1 to Heron Bay Golf Club in Locust Grove for a practice round in preparation for the Sectionals tournament on Monday, May 2.The team had a strong finish in the tournament and placed overall third. Their final team score was 278, just three points away from the first place school shot

of 275. The win qualified them for the State Championship tournament. Heather Kipniss led the team with a 79, while Amelia Green shot a 93, Lindsey Smith shot a 96 and Parker Sylvester shot a 98. The team is looking forward to future challenges and will compete in the State Championship tournament in Augusta on May 16.

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Alpharetta Arts Streetfest

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What to Know Before You Go Join us for the annual, three-day event where 90 regional and national artisans showcase their whimsical and colorful artwork. The popular Streetfest features live music, hands-on children’s activities and tasty Street eats in the Food Court.

Location

Date & Time

Join us on the streets of Historic Downtown Alpharetta at Milton Avenue and Main Street. Enter 2 North Main Street Alpharetta Georgia 30009 in your GPS.

Pets

Saturday, May 28 10 am – 6 pm Sunday, May 29 10 am – 6 pm Monday, May 30 10 am – 5pm

Memorial Day Weekend –

Alpharetta Arts Streetfest is a pet-friendly show. All pets must have their owners on a leash.

Parking

That’s Three, Art-Filled Days

Admission is free!

City Hall Parking Deck (2 Park Plaza) Milton Center (Independence High School, 86 School Drive)

ATMs

Downtown Parking Lots (on Roswell and Old Roswell Streets)

ATMs are located at Wells Fargo Bank, 21 North Main Street

For volunteer opportunities, please visit: http://splashfestivals.ivolunteer.com/2016alpharettaartsstreetfest

www.AlpharettaArtsStreetfest.com

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Alpharetta Arts Streetfest 2016

Welcomes the Following Artists:

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Greta Anthony Michelle Doolittle Julie Jones Tommy McClure Eva McCray Stephanie Pierson-Hutson Regina Wolff

Lily Bilsland Maureen Boone Kathy Brennan Spirit Bush Patricia DiBona Connie Farish Leslie Fawcett Amy Gresens Linda Ingle Lynn Johnson Judy Martin Joan Muhlfelder Berlin Randall Kathryn Riechert Katie Sasser Alison Womack Christina Loeb

Fiber Tosi Alarcon Cat Goodrum Heather McDurmon Lisa Mitchell Lolly Sesco

Folk Art Bailey Jack Anita Lindsley John Lundy

Glass Brenda Biberdorf LeAnn Christian Debra Mager Andrea Victorica Jennie Viers

Metal Tarik Berbey Amy Hines Margarita Warner Rhonda Waters

Mixed Media Carrie Bowie Theresa Chinea Terry Commander Carolyn Cordell Shannon Daniel Lisa Davis Nicole GrifďŹ n Jennifer Hahn Heidi Hensley Chandler Kennedy Yvonne Miller Cindy Murphy Rebecca Salcedo Sherry Smith Connie Starkey Jean & Rick Summers Jill Wood Stacey Wright

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Paintings Chris Barentz Laurel Browning Pami Ciliax-Guthrie Chris Glennon Jessica Holt Jack LeGrange Manami Lingerfelt Dawn Newbern Katie Phillips Robert Rodenberger Karen Snider Kenny Thomas

Photography Michael Amos Jerry Deeds Robert Jones Alan Martin Stan Susky

Wood Brian Beals Scott & Donna Glandorf Jessica Massey Scott Mattison Meg Mitchell Arlene Molnar Jenny Moore Deborah Seeton

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Hosted by the City of Alpharetta Thank You to Our Wonderful Sponsors Silver Sponsors

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STREETFEST TO SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS: BY CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. - For a trio of local artists, the Alpharetta Arts Streetfest in May will mark their debut at the annual event, which draws artists from across the country. Now in its 12th year, the Streetfest will host nearly 100 artists in the outdoor gallery May 28-30, representing a wide variety of mediums including photography, pottery, jewelry, textiles, glass, wood, metal and paper art.

For as long as she can remember, Tosi Alarcon has loved fashion, design and the process of creating beautiful things. Today, her company, Vintage by Tosi, handcrafts unique, one of-a-kind handbags and fashion accessories for customers seeking something beyond the usual. A native of Colombia, South America, Alarcon moved to the United States at 14 and eventually enrolled at the Art Institute of Atlanta to pursue her passion in design. “I have always loved fabrics and design, [so] I attended the Art Institute in Atlanta to further my interest in fashion … moving it from a hobby to hopefully a career,” said Alarcon, who now lives in Cumming. After college, she headed to Florence, Italy, to expand her fashion horizon, then returned to Colombia to pursue a career as a fashion designer for some of Medellin’s top clothing companies. With family still in Georgia, Alarcon and her husband and two young children returned to Atlanta, where her career in fashion took a back seat to family life and running the family business, A&A Landscape. “[But] as I was raising my own kiddos, my joy from creating, sewing and designing never left my thoughts,” said Alarcon, who dipped her toe back into the design world by helping a friend make window treatments. “What others see as a waste and throw away, I see as unique combinations of recycled fabrics coming together for new handbags, belts and scarves,” said Alarcon of what would be the inspiration for Vintage by Tori. “By recycling fabric sample books and other scrap material, I create unique pieces of art each time I get behind the sewing machine. She said her pieces are all distinct and made with largely discontinued fabrics, ma-

terials and samples. That means her clients will never walk down the street and see their handbags or accessories on anyone else, she noted with a laugh. She is looking forward to being a part of the Alpharetta Arts Streetfest this month and meeting customers who are now buying her products at area boutiques.

Jenny Moore – Flighty Bird House Lady Distraught by the death of her mother six years ago, Jenny Moore looked for something to heal her heart and found it in the simplicity of a birdhouse. “After Mother passed away, I was so depressed … so I bought a birdhouse and decided I could make them myself,” said Moore. “I have always been creative like my mom, and I love tools and my workshop.” Her first attempt produced a more than adequate home for birds, but Moore decided it needed something more to make it even more special. “I made the first one and it looked so boring,” Moore said with a laugh. A paraprofessional at Lake Windward Elementary School in Alpharetta, Moore said she then “started cutting designs out of metal to decorate the outside.” Her dad suggested using a metal roof to make the birdhouse last longer, and Moore found tiny half-inch nails to securely attach the roof to the house. Moore brought the finished birdhouse to school where a teacher immediately asked her to make two for her. And her business, Flighty Birdhouse Lady, was essentially born in that moment. “When my friend said she would pay me to make her the birdhouses I thought I hit the jackpot,” said Moore, who considered her birdhouses just a hobby to fill her time. But the quirky, folk art feel to her birdhouses soon had a growing fan base among her friends and family. She was encouraged by friends to display her birdhouses in craft shows, and was pleasantly surprised that she made money in her first show in 2010. Over the years, her birdhouses have evolved somewhat, while staying true to her original designs. She found that exterior paint and exterior glue added to the durability of the all-cedar houses, which are fully functional and ready to be nested in – for any size “family.” The homes are as small as one room, or can be up to eight rooms. For an added bonus, Moore recently

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started using an acrylic cover on the “clean out hole” so that owners can look inside (“it’s wonderful to see babies grow up,” she said). For now, Moore says she enjoys her “hobby” building birdhouses, and will quit when it feels like a job, or she decides to move on to another creative outlet. “I usually can’t wait to get home to build,” said Moore. “The more pieces I have to cut, the more fun it is for me.”

Debra Mager — Cinderella Mosaics Just a few years ago, Alpharetta’s Debra Mager was simply a collector of art, content to acquire the whimsical pieces of mosaic art she loved. But encouragement from her husband to take a class in mosaics revealed not only an affinity for the artwork, but a true talent for the design. “I started this as a hobby, never intending to be an artist, let alone to actually sell my work. It was hardly a blip on the radar [when I began],” said Mager, of her early introduction to mosaics design. But today, Mager is a sought-after mosaic artist whose business, Cinderella Mosaics, allows her to tap into the glittery, free-form side of art that she enjoys. “Mosaic allows for a broad range of creative expression,” she explains. “It can be expressed in glass, broken china, bits and pieces of any [kind]. Because I am not skilled as a painter or illustrator or in the traditional fine arts, I find mosaic art very forgiving.” About a year after her initial class, a friend put one of her signature mosaic “glass slippers” into her booth at an art show. The item quickly sold. Her husband came up with the name, Cinderella Mosaics, reflecting her love affair with shoes – both real and in mosaic form. “It’s the perfect name for my obsession,” Mager said with a laugh, admitting to being a shoe fanatic in her younger days. “I just got hooked on making them early on [and] every shoe I make is unique and beautiful, fantastical and fun.” Cinderella Mosaics competes for her time with her full-time job, but Mager says she often slips into her studio in the wee hours of the morning to complete projects. “I wish I could be a full-time artist but it’s not in the cards as of yet. It will be exactly what I will do when I retire from the restaurant marketing business,” she said. For now, her plate is full with art shows and conducting workshops and classes for aspiring artists.

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Tosi Alarcon – Vintage By Tosi

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 The man contacted Johns Creek police to report the incident a few hours after the initial phone call. Apple was notified to track down the account that used the cards. A similar case occurred May 6 in Milton when a salon worker was called twice by a woman claiming to represent Georgia Power. She told the worker that the salon was behind on their electrical bills and owed the company thousands of dollars. He refused to pay any money, since the salon uses another utility company, and was suspicious of the caller. There are no suspects at this time.

Woman exits store with $1.2K in clothes ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman was arrested May 2 for allegedly shoplifting $1,200 worth of clothes and handbags. A local retail store alerted police to a shoplifting incident after a loss prevention officer took a woman into custody. The woman, Haritha Veluvolu, 24, was seen entering the fitting rooms multiple times. The loss prevention officer saw that she was carrying fewer pieces of merchandise out than in. No items were left in the stalls, either. Veluvolu was stopped by the loss prevention officer when she attempted to leave the store without paying for any merchandise. The missing items allegedly were found in the shopping bags Veluvolu was carrying, including 20 pieces of clothing and three handbags, a total value of $1,200. Veluvolu was arrested by Alpharetta Police for theft by shoplifting.

Construction workers report materials missing MILTON, Ga. — Two separate construction companies recently reported missing materials from their sites. One site manager contacted Milton police May 4 when he found an $1,800 vent hood missing from the home construction site. It had last been seen May 3, still in its original packaging, secured inside the home. The doors, recently installed, had been locked before the workers left. A second report came a day later from a nearby lot, when construction workers noted May 5 that $2,500 worth of shingles was missing. They had been left in front of the site after their delivery May 4 and were last seen late that evening when the last worker left. When the workers returned the next morning, 105 bundles of shingles were

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missing. The man who reported the incident believes that the person who took the shingles must have had a large truck due to the sheer amount and weight of the missing items. There was no sign of forced entry or surveillance footage to review for either case.

Misspelled signature exposes fake check MILTON, Ga. — A woman called police May 2 when she received information that someone had attempted to cash a fraudulent $3,500 check on her account. A checking service in Lawrenceville called the woman to ask about a $3,500 check that was given to them earlier that day. An employee became suspicious of the check after noting that the woman’s signature was misspelled. The woman confirmed that she did not write any such check. The check was payable to a Christie Grefkowicz. The victim’s phone number at the top of the check was crossed out and replaced with an unknown one. When the woman called the new number, it went to a voicemail message where an unknown woman, likely Grefkowicz, claimed the victim’s identity. A Google search of Christie Grefkowicz uncovered several arrest records. The booking photos of Grefkowicz matched the images caught by the security camera when she attempted to cash the fake check. After further research, the woman realized that Grefkowicz worked for a cleaning service she had contracted several months ago.

Rice and side order of cracked phone ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman was arrested May 8 after breaking a restaurant employee’s phone during a verbal dispute. Two women visited a local restaurant where they got into a dispute over whether an extra order of rice had been requested. The restaurant employee insisted the women should pay for the extra food. While the women disputed the transaction, saying they had “terrible service,” the owner began taking pictures of them with his phone. The owner told police that he started taking pictures because the women were saying “very ugly things,” and he felt threatened by them. One of the women grabbed the phone and slammed it into the ground. She then picked up the cracked phone, deleted the pictures and walked out of the restaurant with the other woman. The iPhone 6 Plus is valued at $820. Alpharetta police stopped the women several stores away, who said they had been harassed by the restau-

rant staff. The phone was recovered and the woman was arrested for criminal trespass, as the damage to the phone did not exceed $500 to repair.

Teeth whitening strips darken 2 men’s records JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A local retail store’s loss prevention officer reported $2,200 worth of teeth whitening strips allegedly stolen May 1 by two men. The loss prevention officer alerted Johns Creek police to the incident May 2 after he reviewed the previous day’s security footage. The footage showed two men stopping by the hygiene aisle. One of the men appeared to act as a lookout while the other allegedly concealed multiple boxes of teeth whitening strips, totaling $2,200 in value, in a shopping bag. They avoided all points of sale and left the store. The entire incident only lasted five minutes. An investigator identified the men as Rodney Richards, 51, and Roderick Jefferson, 51, who have both been suspected in multiple shoplifting cases across Atlanta. They both have multiple outstanding warrants for theft in several jurisdictions. Their whereabouts are unknown.

Racquetball players lose valuables JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Two men reported their property stolen after playing a game of racquetball May 7 at a local gym. The men had entered the racquetball court in the common area of the gym and left their bags, full of personal belongings, right outside of the court. They returned to gather their property after a 30-minute game and discovered that the items had been moved. Both of their phones were missing along with $15 in cash from one of the men’s wallet. The items are valued at $1,100 total. The gym manager told Johns Creek police that there was only one surveillance camera in the building, which

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MACON, Ga. — Milton boys soccer used penalty kicks to earn their berth in last Friday’s Class 6A state championship game at Mercer University, but it would be penalty kicks that ultimately cost them the state title. Milton beat Brookwood on penalty kicks last Tuesday to advance to the state championship game, but the Eagles would fall 4-1 in penalty kicks to Parkview in the championship game. Milton goalkeeper Ethan Suda, who made three saves in the shootout against Brookwood, was beaten by all four of Parkview’s shots. Meanwhile Andre Rayol was the only Eagle to convert. Suda made five saves in regulation and overtime, and though Milton put seven shots on goal in the game, they were unable to score. The first half saw Parkview control possession early, but Milton’s defense limited good scoring chances. After the game settled, Milton began to even the possessions, but Parkview was still able to put shots on. Suda was forced to make two saves in the final three minutes of the first half. Both teams settled into a rhythm in the beginning of the second half until Milton had two scoring opportunities with 25 minutes remaining. Senior Jun Zaragosa put a free kick on goal that was saved by the fingertips of Parkview’s goalkeeper, who sent the shot over the net. On the ensuing corner, the ball careened around a few players in front of the net before it looked like Austin Deck would have an open shot on goal, but the positive-looking chance was thwarted when a Parkview

defender cleared the ball away at the last moment. Deck would make a pivotal defensive play with 11 minutes remaining when a Parkview corner led to a soft header past Suda. Deck gathered the ball in with his chest on the far post and was able to save the potential goal before clearing the ball out of danger. After regulation, the scoreless game moved into overtime, and with just six seconds left in the first overtime, Milton had perhaps their best shot of the game. From 20 yards out on the left side of the net, Zaragosa put a hard, bending shot on net that was directed for the top left corner. However, Parkview’s goalkeeper played the ball well and denied Milton a possible championship-winning goal. In the second overtime, Parkview nearly found the net with two minutes remaining when a shot bended past Suda and rolled just left of the post, but the game remained scoreless and went to PKs. Parkview shot first, converting on a kick to the left side of the net when Suda moved to his right. Rayol converted for Milton to keep the PKs 1-1, but it would be the final conversion for the Eagles. Parkview converted on their next three attempts, all to the left side of the net, and Zaragosa and Suda’s shots were both saved, earning Parkview the state championship. Milton tied their school record for most wins in a season at 16 and their trip to the state championship was their first trip to the semifinals since 2010.

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Fellowship girls soccer captures school’s first-ever state championship Both boys and girls teams compete for state championships By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com MACON, Ga. — Fellowship Christian School had never won a state championship in a team sport since they began enrolling high school students in 1993. The 23-year wait is over. The FCS girls soccer team captured the school’s first-ever state championship in a team sport with a 3-0 victory over Atlanta International School last Thursday in the Class A private state championship game at Mercer University. FCS was looking for the “double dip,” with the boys also competing for a state championship. The boys first-ever state championship appearance would end in disappointment, however, as the Paladins fell to Paideia in PKs. Tim Rice, head coach for the girls team, said that his team’s securing the state title was a long time coming. Fellowship’s girls team had made the semifinals of the state tournament the last five years but were unable to capture a championship. “This win is something that gets the monkey off of our back,” said Rice. “We had been [to the state championship] many times so it was very special to get it done this year with our core of seniors and their leadership and the supporting cast of juniors and sophomores. We were blessed enough to get the job done this time.” The Lady Paladins returned 10 of 11 starters from last year, so Rice said the expectations for this season were high. And his team did not disappoint. The Lady Paladins compiled a 17-1 record and outscored their opponents 107-13. In their 3-0 win over Atlanta International for the state championship, goalkeeper Shannon Millhollin recorded the Lady Paladin’s 13th shutout of the season. Millhollin was tested in the first half against AIS and, though Fellowship had multiple scoring opportunities, the game remained a scoreless tie at halftime. Though Rice said he made no real adjustments heading into the second half, he did tighten his lines, which had positive results as the Lady Paladins created more scoring opportunities in the second half. Midway through the second, senior Alex Lear would break the stalemate as she and teammate Megan Hudgens

streaked toward the net. Hudgens had possession of the ball and as an AIS defender and their goalkeeper moved out to make a play on Hudgens, Lear was left open as she streaked inside the box. Hudgens’ pass found Lear, who scored to give the Lady Paladins the 1-0 lead. Hudgens would find Lear once again on a nearly identical play with just under eight minutes remaining in the game to extend the FCS lead to 2-0. Mackenzie Gibbs added a goal with 13 seconds remaining. Said Rice, “I felt like we dominated play in the second half. Obviously our defense was stellar; they had been all year. It was a great all-around effort, especially in the second half.” Rice also said that the support FCS received from supporters who made the trip to Macon was memorable. “Our fan base was unbelievable for a school of our size. For all of them to show up and represent Fellowship Christian and support us in the way they did made us feel honored and inspired us,” said Rice. That cheering section remained for the next game where the boys team played Paideia for the Class A boys state title. Unlike the girls, who were familiar with playing in the state championship game, the boys were making their first-ever appearance. In a matchup of two balanced teams, Fellowship was able to open the scoring when the Paladins’ leading scorer, Jake Williamson, scored midway through the first half. Both teams exchanged scoring opportunities, but the Paladins held on to their 1-0 lead into halftime. Six minutes into the second half, Paideia evened the score after FCS was called for handball in the box and Paideia scored on the ensuing penalty kick. Paideia kept up their offensive pressure for the remainder of the half, taking a 2-1 lead with 23 minutes remaining on a tough angle shot that passed FCS goalkeeper Andrew Johnson. The Pythons would get multiple scoring opportunities after their second goal to extend their lead, including an

indirect free kick inside the box, but were unable to score. A Python shot also hit the post. Their inability to take advantage of scoring opportunities led to FCS tying the game on Jake Williamson’s second goal of the game and 51st of the season. Paideia failed to maintain possession on a clearance and a long pass found Jake Williamson, who headed into the net and tied the game at 2-2 with 16 minutes remain-

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ing. Again both teams exchanged quality scoring chances, but, with neither team able to score, the game move to overtime and, after no scoring in the two five-minute overtime periods, the game went to a shootout. Wiliamson began the shootout, and his shot would be saved, putting the Paladins behind early. Michael Bruno, Tyler Matthesen and Jon Consoli would score for the Paladins in the shootout, but entering the fifth round, Johnson had yet to make a save, putting Drew Williamson in a must-score situation. His shot carried over the crossbar, ending the shootout and earning the Pythons the state championship. The FCS boys finished the season at 17-4.

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a rematch of last year’s state title game. The Walton defense limited the Eagles’ shots while their offense scored more goals than Milton had given up to By JOE PARKER any in-state opponent news@appenmediagroup.com this season. After going down 1-0 FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Three of early, Walton responded the strongest lacrosse programs in the by taking the lead and state — the Lambert boys team and the stretching it to a twoMilton and Blessed Trinity girls teams goal lead at halftime. In — all competed in state championship the second half, Walton’s games last Saturday. lead extended to three The Lambert boys captured their goals, 8-5, before Milton third state title while the Lady Titans scored two unanswered of Blessed Trinity won their first state goals to cut the lead to title. The Milton girls team, the six-time 8-7. defending state champions, were upset Walton scored again by Walton. with just under five minPrior to Saturday’s loss to Walton, utes remaining in the the Milton girls team had won a state game and began to shift championship in 10 of the 11 years the their focus to stonewallPHOTO COURTESY GHSA.NET sport has been part of the Georgia High ing the Milton offense. The Lambert boys lacrosse team won the third state title in the school’s history. School Association, and had won six Milton was able to straight state championships. However, score with two minutes the Lady Eagles were beaten by Walton remaining, but Walton 9-8 on Saturday in the Class 6A girls would possess the ball in the dying tually running out the clock to deny Ben Stump had 10 saves for the championship game. The matchup was minutes, playing keep away, and evenMilton the chance for a seventh straight Longhorns in the win. title. The Lady Titans of Blessed Trinity For the Lambert boys, their perfect faced two-time defending state chamseason ended with their 6-3 win over pions Kell in the A-5A state championSOD Lassiter for the title. The Longhorns fin- ship game on Saturday, and were able ished the season at 21-0 and captured to use a momentous comeback to upset Bermuda their third state championship, and the Longhorns. Fescue first since moving to Class 6A, with the The Lady Titans found themselves win. down 13-8 with 12 minutes remaining, Zoysias Sod, stone, pinestraw and mulch A goal from Hayden Barnes gave but as they began to score, the momenCentipede Lambert a 1-0 lead just 46 seconds tum shifted to BT. by the piece, pallet or truckload! into the game, a lead that they would The Lady Titans scored seven unanZeon not lose for the remainder of the game. swered goals in the final 12 minutes to CUSTOM DESIGNS Matt O’Rourk scored three goals for take the 15-13 win, capturing their first All sod & natural stone the Longhorns and Hunter Clem and state championship in the process. available for pickup Conrad McEvoy added a goal each for It was the first appearance for the STONE and delivery! the Longhorns, which beat Lassiter 6-3 Blessed Trinity girls in the state chamfor the state title. pionship game. Decorative

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CITY OF MILTON JUNE 2016 TAX SALE STACEY INGLIS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CITY OF MILTON STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi.Fa.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issued by the City of Milton, Fulton County Georgia. In favor of the City of Milton and, against the following named persons and the property as described immediately below their respective name(s). There will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, before the Steps of City Hall in Milton, Fulton County Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in June 2016 the same being June 7, 2016. The following property will be sold between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The properties listed below and described, or as much thereof as will satisfy the City tax execution on the respective individual, will be sold. The properties hereinafter described have been levied on as the property of the persons whose names immediately precede the property description. Each of the respective parcels of property are located in the City of Milton, Fulton County, State of Georgia. The years for which said Fi.Fa.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are issued and levied are stated below the name of the owner in each case. This is a buyer beware sale and all property will be sold as is. The City makes no warranty, neither expressed nor implied, as to title. Properties are sold under the power of a tax sale deed with specific rights of redemption. Each defendant and tenant in possession, if applicable, has been notified of levy time and place of sale. Purchaser shall pay for title, all transfer cost, all taxes, advertising cost and recording fees. Pursuant to Georgia Law, payment will be required within one (1) hour of the completion of the tax sale. In the event a bid is not properly paid, the property shall be re-offered at 2:00 PM on the day of the sale, or the following day that being June 8, 2016. File #-- 4 Map/Parcel Number: 21-5471-0972-005-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Kawakami, Hideyuki Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 54395/298 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 21 -5471-0972005-8, in Land Lot 927 of the 2nd Land District, 1st Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 5, Block A, Windcrest Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 218, Page 139, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 54395, Page 298, known as 145 Galecrest Drive. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 6 Map/Parcel Number: 22-3470-0927-020-7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Gardner, Linda Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 18098/15 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22-3470-0927-0207, in Land Lot 928, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, described in Deed Book 18098, Page 15, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Chadwick Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 9 Map/Parcel Number: 22-3540-0876-056-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Dubovoy, Igor Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa

Reference Deed: 53133/695 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3540-0876-0568, in Land Lots 925-876 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.14 acres, more or less, being Lot 12, Westminister Place Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 355, Page 11, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 53133, Page 695, known as 520 Burlwood Drive. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 10 Map/Parcel Number: 22-3560-1019-028-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Blackwell, Hazel A N, Administrator ETAL Current Property Owner: Blackwell, Hazel Annette Nelson; Nelson, Ralph John; Perkins, Patricia Diane Nelson; Henry, Gloria Sue Nelson; Nelson, Ricky David Reference Deed: 14134/345 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22-3560-1019-0288, in Land Lot 1010 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, described in Deed Book 14134, Page 345, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 13090 Arnold Mill Road. Years Due: 2012 - 2015 File #-- 11 Map/Parcel Number: 22 3690 0995 063 8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Pressley, Julian Timothy Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 39145/489

Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 3690 0995 063 8, in Land Lot 995 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 2.157 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 39145, Page 489, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 100 Dorris Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 13 Map/Parcel Number: 22-3770-0520-022-1 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Collecting Gaits Farm LLC Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 54997/197 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3770-0520-0221, in Land Lot 520 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.0472 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 54997, Page 197, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Taylor Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 14 Map/Parcel Number: 22 3780 0633 105 6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: SP Casey Construction Inc Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 41294/154 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 3780 0633 105 6, in Land Lot 633, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County,

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Georgia, containing 1.427 acres, more or less, being the Common Area Lake of Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pond Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 287, Page 124 and Plat Book 339, Page 13, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 41294, Page 154, located on Marshalls Cove. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 15 Map/Parcel Number: 22 3800 0736 042 3 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Batesville Road Investors, LLC Current Property Owner: Cornerstone Bank Reference Deed: 52167/319 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 3800 0736 042 3, in Land Lots 736 & 777, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.33 acres, more or less, being the Common Area Detention/Water Quality Pond 1 of High Grove Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 363, Page 59, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 52167, Page 319, known as 504 Gables Run. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 18 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3830-0951-038-3 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brookhaven Peachtree LLC Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 46869/659 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3830-0951-0383, in Land Lots 951, 952 and 993 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 9.75 acres, more or less, being Lot 1, shown in Plat Book 208, Page 65, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 46869, Page 659, located on Dorris Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 20 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3911-0488-034-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: The Mary P. Schick Trust Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 48189/7 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -39110488-034-6, in Land Lots 488 & 521 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 3, Block A, Tullamore Subdivision, Unit 1, Section 3, shown in Plat Book 158, Page 102, the description contained therein

being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 48189, Page 7, known as 575 Tullmore Way. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 21 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3930-0593-045-1 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Zapata, Osiel Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 49004/34 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3930-0593-0451, in Land Lots 593 & 632 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 4, The Oaks at Crabapple Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 300, Page 105, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 49004, Page 34, known as 585 Bienville Court. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 27 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3980-0953-077-7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Messina, Tonda Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 44472/604 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3980-0953-0777, in Land Lot 953 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.857 acres, more or less, being Tract 3, shown in Plat Book 262, Page 11, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 44472, Page 604, known as 615 Dorris Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 28 Map/Parcel Number: 22 4001 1135 027 4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: TND Crabapple Investments, LLC Current Property Owner: TI Crabapple Station, LLC Reference Deed: 50000/406 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4001 1135 027 4, in Land Lot 1135, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.85 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 50000, Page 406, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Crabapple Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 32 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4250-0628-030-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Navin, Joseph W. & Valerie R

Current Property Owner: Christian Trust as a division of Wilmington Savings Fund Societh FSB Reference Deed: 54997/13 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4250-0628-0302, in Land Lot 627 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.0381 acres, more or less, being Lot 220, White Columns Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 220, Page 28, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 54997, Page 13, known as 1420 Rolling Links Drive. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 34 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4440-0815-047-0 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Meisters, Marts & Inara Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 49687/22 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4440-0815047-0, in Land Lot 815 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 3.9 acres, more or less, being Lot 4, The Farms at Crabapple Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 181, Page 101, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 49687, Page 22, known as 14020 Cowart Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 44 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4450-0888-015-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Salvatierra, Jose Current Property Owner: Salvatierra, Marisol Reference Deed: 25995/327; 29273/602 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4450-0888-0156, in Land Lot 888 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.66 acres, more or less, being part of Lot 1, shown in Plat Book 212, Page 23, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 29273, Page 602, known as 13680 Bethany Road. Years Due: 2014 - 2015 File #-- 74 Map/Parcel Number: 22 4690 0315 039 9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Dockery, Willis A Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 6663/480 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4690 0315 039 9, in Land Lot 315, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 5.1 acres, more or less, being property

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described in Deed Book 6663, Page 480, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Henderson Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 77 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4740-0674-067-5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Potterstone Dev INC (aka Potterston Development, Inc.) Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 20628/283 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4740-0674067-5, in Land Lots 674 & 675, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.5843 acres, more or less, being Lots 58, Potterstone Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 196, Page 146, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 20628, Page 283, known as 715 Scotlandwell Place. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 79 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4740-0694-068-9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Potterstone Homeowners Assoc Inc Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 32413/533 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4740-0694-0689, in Land Lot 694 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.4224 acres, more or less, Potterstone Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 195, Page 13, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 32413, Page 533, located on Scotlandwell Place. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 84 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4890-0619-099-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Buford Finance Company, LLC Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 47546/627 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4890-0619-0994, in Land Lot 619 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 1, North Fields Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 214, Page 90, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 47546, Page 627, known as 400 North Fields Pass. Years Due: 2015

File #-- 85 Map/Parcel Number: 22-4900-0678-045-3 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Thames, Leaundre & Vickie L. Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 29203/94 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -49000678-045-3, in Land Lot 678 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 3, Stratforde Estate at Hopewell Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 205, Page 124, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 29203, Page 94, known as 720 Stratforde Drive. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 87 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4941-0978-072-5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Wu, Dong Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 53190/34 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -49410978-072-5, in Land Lots 978 & 979 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 10, Block C, Hopewell Plantation Subdivision, Unit 1, Phase 2, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 53190, Page 34, known as 1245 Hopewell Crest. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 89 Map/Parcel Number: 22-5061-0618-006-0 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Current Property Owner: MDA Investments, LLC Reference Deed: 55008/574 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5061-0618006-0, in Land Lots 618 & 619 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.13 acres, more or less, being Lot 1, Champion View Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 183, Page 107, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 55008, Page 574, known as 2643 Francis Road. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 102 Map/Parcel Number: 22 5240 0831 110 5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: LIU Investment Partners, LLLP Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s)

in FiFa Reference Deed: 46485/68; 43884/450; 28692/38; 28692/41; 28692/44 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 5240 0831 110 5, in Land Lot 831, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, Deed Book 46485, Page 68, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on State Highway 9. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 104 Map/Parcel Number: 22-5270-1042-085-5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Kumar, Sampath & Sripriya Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 41939/236 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5270-1042085-5, in Land Lots 1041 & 1042 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.037 acre, more or less, being Lot 119, Building 22, Park at Windward Village Subdivision, Phase One, Unit II, shown in Plat Book 221, Page 41-43, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, Deed Book 41939, Page 236, known as 2967 Commonwealth Point. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 112 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5330-0324-112-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Tuscany Homes Inc Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 53475/632 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5330-0324-1126, in Land Lot 324 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.324 acres, more or less, being Lot 298, The Manor Golf Course & Country Club Subdivision, Phase 2-East, shown in Plat Book 327, Page 65, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 53475, Page 632, known as 15994 Manor Club Drive. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 114 Map/Parcel Number: 22 5340 0396 043 4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Khoury, Joelle Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 47427/625 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 5340 0396 043 4, in Land Lot 396, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd

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Georgia Bombers win baseball championship NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The AYBA 10u Georgia Bombers recently won their AAA tournament championship at the USSSA Atlanta Global World Series Qualifier on April 17. The team went 4-1 over weekend including a 6-3 Championship game victory over

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Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 115, Phase 1C, The Manor Golf Course and Country Club Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 280, Pages 92, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 47427, Page 625, known as 3274 Watsons Bend. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 116 Map/Parcel Number: 22 5340 0398 026 7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: 3084 Watsons Bend LLC Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 53687/216 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 5340 0398 026 7, in Land Lot 398, of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 30, Phase 1C, The Manor Golf Course

Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Milton, Georgia will consider amendments to Sections 6.35 and 6.36 of the Charter of the City of Milton pursuant to the Georgia Constitution, Article IX, Sec. II, Para. II and O.C.G.A. § 36-35-1, et seq., at the Council’s regular meetings on May 16, 2016, June 6, 2016 and June 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located in Suite 107E of City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107, Milton, Georgia 30004. The proposed modification to the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia shall clarify the income limitations applicable to the additional homestead tax exemptions available to seniors age 65 and over and disabled persons with moderate to low incomes such that the additional exemptions shall not be granted to persons with an adjusted gross income, individually or when combined with that of their spouse, which exceeds the maximum amount which may be received by an individual and their spouse under the federal Social Security Act for the immediately preceding year. Copies of the proposed amendment are on file and available for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public with the City Clerk in the City of Milton City Hall and in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County. Council of the City of Milton, Georgia

& Country Club, shown in Plat Book 311, Pages 103-112, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 53687, Page 216, known as 3084 Watson Bend. Years Due: 2015 File #-- 117 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5350-0467-025-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land Inc Current Property Owner: same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 35749/210 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5350-0467-0252, in Land Lot 467 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 25749, Page 210, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Hamby Road.

Years Due: 2014 - 2015 File #-- 122 Map/Parcel Number: 22-5420-0973-116-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Xie, Jin Ming Current Property Owner: Xie, Jin Ming; Peeters, Jill A Reference Deed: 54349/102 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5420-0973-1162, in Land Lot 973 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.16 acre, more or less, being Lot 48, Avensong Subdivision, Unit 2, shown in Plat Book 193, Page 50, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, described in Deed Book 54349, Page 102, known as 665 Chantress Court. Years Due: 2015

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Continued from Page 14 be made for transgender students in all “sex-segregated” facilities including locker rooms, shower facilities, housing and athletic teams, as well as single-sex classes under certain circumstances. “When a school provides sex-segregated activities and facilities, transgender students must be allowed to participate in such activities and access such facilities consistent with their gender identity,” noted the letter sent to school districts. It raises the issue of which teams transgender athletes, or any athletes for that matter, may join. This is a subject that has been hotly debated since Title IX was passed in 1972 and primarily determined at the local level.

breastroke and butterfly, are highly encouraged to attend the meeting to learn about opportunities in varsity swimming. The meeting will provide information about available training and coaching. Parents are welcome to attend as well. A separate meeting for returning swimmers will be held Wednesday, May 18 in Coach Hall’s room, 2807, right after the school day ends. But the goal in this most recent directive, said Justice Department officials, is “a school must not treat a transgender student differently from the way it treats other students of the same gender identity.” Under the law, noted federal officials, school systems are not allowed to request documents or other identifying proof of gender in providing any services. “Because transgender students often are unable to obtain identification documents that reflect their gender identity, requiring students to produce such documents may violate Title IX when doing [limits or denies] equal access,” stated the letter sent to school districts. To see the May 13 letter concerning transgender students visit https:// www.justice.gov/opa/file/850986/ download.

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National scholarship recipient prepares for living abroad MILTON, Ga. —Kira O’hare, a student at Milton High School, has been named as a 2016 recipient of the Okinawa Peace Scholarship Program, which will allow her to study abroad. Administered by Youth For Understanding USA, this scholarship provides selected high school students with the opportunity to spend the summer studying abroad and exploring

local culture in Japan. She will live with a volunteer Japanese host family and will attend a local Japanese high school for six weeks over the summer to experience total language immersion. O’hare was se-

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lected from a national pool of applicants based on her “curiosity, ability to cope with failure, communicativeness, flexibility, sense of humor, sense of self, tolerance for differences, positive regard for others, open mindedness, and positive and realistic expectations,” said Taylor Hoehn, admissions councilor at YFU. YFU is an educational nonprofit that advances intercultural

understanding, mutual respect and social responsibility through exchanges for youth, families and communities. Along with the Okinawa Peace Scholarship Program, YFU USA administers hundreds of additional government and corporate funded scholarships for high schools students. For more information about YFU, call 1.800.TEENAGE or visit YFUUSA.org.

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Director of Assistance Services-Full Time: NFCC is a locally supported, volunteerbased organization serving a diverse population in North Fulton with emergency needs. The Director of Assistance Services supervises and managers NFCC’s Assistance Team of caseworkers and support personnel to assess participant needs, plan and implement appropriate service plans. Evaluates effectiveness of internal processes. Develops and implements programs that address the evolving needs of participants. The successful candidate will be an effective manager with excellent oral/written communication skills and experience working with a low income population. BA &/or 10 yrs. experience required. Bilingual in Spanish a plus. Social Work certification desirable. NFCC requires background check, drug screen, and e-Verify. Submit resume with salary requirements or pick up application & job description at NFCC. 11270 Elkins Rd, Roswell 30076 or bduffy@ nfcchelp.org

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Sales Garage Sale MILTON Multi familyhosted by Girl Scout Troop 15405, 120 Quarrington Ct 30004. Sunday 5/22, 8am-12pm. Proceeds benefit Angels Among Us Pet Rescue and Homestretch. MILTON Multi-family Creek Crossing Subdivision; Creek & Freemanville Roads. Saturday 5/21, 8am-1pm; Kids toys, games, clothes, bikes, household items, furniture, lawn equipment, more! ALPHARETTA Mayfair; 720 Redlion Run 30022. Saturday 5/21, 8am-2pm. Cherry dining table, chairs, china cabinet. Sofa and love seat, maple coffee and end tables, 32” Tube TV, ornaments, books, etc.

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Bargains Antiques ARMOIRE: English burl walnut, double door, beveled mirror , 80”hX21”dX54”w. $750. 678-277-9970

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SOFA: Ethan Allen dark pine, matching coffee table. $350. 770-993-0835 SOFA, LOVESEAT, coffee table, end table, lamps $650/all. 678-570-8849 Thomasville mahogany table/Chairs and sideboard; Noritake Queen’s Guard Pattern 12 place settings; Renoir original copy European street scene; foyer mirror 38x80. 770-656-6300 European wardrobe/ armoire, single door, beveled mirror, 84”hX 21”dX37”w. $600. Photos. 678-549-6057.

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SERVICE DIRECTORY AC/Heating

Painters

Handyman

Air Conditioning • 24/7 Service • Service / Installationn • Aﬀordable Rates • Residential and Commercial

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Cleaning Services Rosie’s Cleaning Service Residential/Commercial. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, move out. Free estimates. References upon request. 678-9148878 Housecleaning quality care for your home. Free Estimates and References. Martina 678656-4492. We know clean, leave the details to us! Need a housecleaning? Call Norma Martinez for free estimate! References. 404-468-7667. “I get all your dust to earn your trust!”

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Farm/Garden Services Bushhog, bobcat work,clearing/ cleanups,light grading, plowing,garden tilling, pinestraw/mulch, pasture renovation/ finish mowing. Insured, experienced. 770-3635092, michaelebrightllc@ gmail.com

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Gutters AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Repaired and Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 770-934-2766

Handyman ALL CARPENTRY & REPAIRS: Roof Leaks, Wood Rot Repair, Siding, Deck Repairs and Refinishing, Painting, Doors/Windows. Excellent References. 404-8950260 RELIABLE HOME REPAIRS: 21 years experience. References. Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, wood rot repair, siding, painting, pressure washing. Free estimates! 770-6050340

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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

Plumbing, Electrical and Drywall Repair and Installation Complete home maintenance We do it all! Call Mike 404-647-1406 Finegan Home Improvements LLC: License #RBQA004932. Remodeling, handyman. 31 years experience. Basements finished, decks, screen porches, doors, drywall, painting, flooring, custom kitchens, bathrooms. All insurance. Credit cards accepted. Paul Finegan 404-3535611

Landscaping RAS Landscape Design Installation A full service landscape company capable of doing your job. 25+ years experience. Ralph 678898-7237 RETAINING WALLS, irrigation, sod installation, plants, mulch, fertilization, tree removal, pine-straw installation and monthly lawn maintenance. Carreno Landscaping 404-312-5082 404Cuttree. One of the most experienced and reliable tree companies in North Atlanta. Perfect reviews and reliable, professional, and honest service. Free quotes. Fully insured. 770Tree. com 678-506-0006

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Lawn Care LEAVE THE MOWING TO US”A”! Weekly/Bi-weekly Father/Son team Weed& Feed, Mosquito Programs www.GaGreenWorks.com. 678-727-6850 Call or Text

Landscaping Roots Horticulture; a full service landscape company capable of seeing any landscape job through from concept to completion. We place our focus on quality craftsmanship and honest customer service. 404-557-9147

Pinestraw PINESTRAW, mulch delivery/installation available. Firewood $110/$200, plus delivery. Licensed, insured. Angels of Earth Pinestraw and Mulch. 770-831-3612.

Advantage Painting 770-255-8575 Interior/Exterior Decks Sealed & Stained Carpentry Repairs No Up Front Money Proudly use Benjamin Moore & Sherwin Williams paints Prompt Professional Service Free Estimate, Insured

Remodeling A leader in the construction and remodeling industry, specializing in High End Remodeling; Additions, Basements, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Complete Renovations, Porches; professional, courteous, on-time and within budget. sales@ raymacremodeling. com 678-341-9744 www.

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Tree Services RAS Cutting Services Complete tree removal. Ralph 678-898-7237 Yellow Ribbon Tree. Near perfect reviews and award-winning service. Hands on owner. Free estimates and insured. 770Tree.com 770-7442200 and ask for Gary. 404Cuttree. One of the most experienced and reliable tree companies in North Atlanta. Perfect reviews and reliable, professional, and honest service. Free quotes. Fully insured. 770Tree. com 678-506-0006 JJ Tree Cutting Services. Complete Tree Removal. Call us for a Free Quote, 678-467-1325 or 770630-6672. Licensed and insured. jjtreecutting@gmail.com Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts: 24 hour emergency service. Licensed, insured. Workers Comp, insurance claims. 25+ years experience. Family business. Free estimates. We Love Challenges! Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts, 770-512-8733. www.yellowribbontree. com

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CADNET ADS

Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the following classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license identification or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it’s illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in U.S. dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada.

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“A ho us e i s a home when it sh elters th e bod y and c omfor ts t he s ou l.”

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14002 TREE LOFT ROAD

112 LIBERTY GROVE PASS

13441 PROVIDENCE ROAD

FMLS 5505850 | $1,875,000

UNDER CONTRACT | $1,395,000

UNDER CONTRACT* | $1,395,000

1000 STONEGATE COURT

10 STONE CREEK TRAIL

221 ALLMOND LANE

1450 BIRMINGHAM ROAD

UNDER CONTRACT | $1,350,000

UNDER CONTRACT* | $989,900

FMLS 5642828 | $829,000

FMLS 5595897 | $529,000

MICHELE GALLAGHER c. 678.910.4310 o. 770.442.7300 | michele@atlantaﬁnehomes.com atlantaﬁnehomes.com | sir.com ©MMXVI Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. A Realogy Company. All Rights Reserved. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. *Represented Buyer.