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MAYOR BODKER LEADS GA. CITIES:

GMA presidency provides pulpit to influence issues Position gives mayor podium to extol city’s virtues statewide

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The Swift Water Rescue Unit demonstrates how they use the hoist to get an injured person onto the boat.

SWIFT WATER RESCUE:

River safer with new rescue boat Bigger, faster, with special features, craft can get folks out of trouble quick

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek Fire Department unveiled its newest piece of equipment – just in time for the Fourth of July. It’s sleek, fast and just what you want to answer a 911 call to the Chattahoochee River.

This new 18-foot custombuilt rescue/recovery power boat leaves the JCFD’s old

boat in its wake. It is faster, more maneuverable and better equipped for its mission on the Chattahoochee.

The new boat cost $36,000, with another $8,000 worth of equipment that includes a 600-pound stretcher hoist that will allow the rescue team to bring an injured person aboard.

“This is important when

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JCFD Rescue/ Recovery Boat by the Numbers • New boat versus old boat • Length – 18 feet • 200-horsepower engine • Crew capacity – 4 • Sonar locator and scan • 1,200-pound payload • 4-inch draft • ‘Rock-proof’ hull • Hoist – 600 pounds of pull

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Now that Mayor Mike Bodker is president of the Georgia Municipal Association (after serving as vice president last year), his new duties will have him meeting mayors around the state and rubbing elbows nationally, with mayors from across the country – all of which will give Johns Creek exposure as an up-and-coming city in Georgia.

Georgia has been named the Best State for Business in several publications.

Recently, Bodker took time to field BODKER questions about just what serving in this GMA post will mean for him

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Taxpayers will pay more to Fulton Schools Millage rate remains unchanged

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA – Most taxpayers in Fulton County will pay more taxes to the Fulton School System in fiscal year 2016 (FY16), despite the decision by the school board to keep the millage rate unchanged for a sixth year in a row. Rising property values will mean more revenue will be generated at the same tax rate.

Fulton officials say the additional revenues are needed to “plug holes” created by state cutbacks and falling revenues

Upcoming public hearing for millage rate • July 14, 7 p.m.

• Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School • 2301 Connally Drive East Point after the economic turndown in 2009. Rolling back the millage rate to be “revenue neutral” from FY15 was not possible and still meet system needs.

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receives a call like this should hang up and call the Fulton County Jail or go online to check the Sheriff’s Office website to verify that the individual is incarcerated.

Victims have been as far away as Colorado, North Carolina and other states. Suspicious residents can call the Fulton County Jail at 404-6132040 or 404-612-2154 to check out an incarceration claim. The website is www.fultonsheriff.net. Victims should also report the crime to their local law enforcement agency.

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airport by an unknown man. He allegedly gave them the fake cards and told them to buy items at the mall.

She was arrested for credit card forgery.

All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

N.Y. woman caught with fake cards ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A New York woman claims she was flown down to Atlanta for the sole purpose of using fake credit cards to buy items.

The suspect, an 18-year-old woman from Saint Albans, New York, allegedly went into the Apple store at North Point Mall June 28 and attempted to buy an Apple Watch, valued at nearly $700.

The credit card she tried to use raised concerns of fraud with employees, who investigated. The card number did not match the name and bank on the card.

Police were called.

The woman fled the store and was chased down by authorities.

She reportedly told police later that she flew down from New York with another woman and was picked up at the

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ATLANTA – Authorities are warning citizens about a scam to swindle money from victims.

The con artists call victims pretending to be a grandson or granddaughter of the victim and claiming to be in jail.

The callers say they desperately need that relative to post bond or pay attorney fees. These scammers have tricked victims into sending them $1,200 to $1,500 for attorney fees or bond money via MoneyGram.

The scam artists are using names of real attorneys in the state of Georgia to perpetrate this fraud. Anyone who

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The July 2 Johns Creek Herald article “What will The District really look like?” has a correction.

The story should have stated The District’s center will be east of Medlock Bridge Road as the map clearly shows.

DUIS & DRUGS All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Craigslist buyer used fake money

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MILTON, Ga. – A man claims he was scammed out of an iPhone June 24, after someone bought the device using fake currency.

The victim told police he bought the phone June 17 from a Craigslist ad. He met the seller in the parking lot of the Fry’s Electronics and bought the phone.

The victim then placed the phone back on Craigslist to sell it. He had a buyer lined up June 21 through Craigslist and the two met at Fry’s. The phone was sold for $400 and paid for in cash.

Only later did the victim realize the cash was all fake.

Police seized the fake currency and notified the Secret Service, which investigates currency fraud.

►► Sheyla Luz Montero-Porras,

32, of Calibre Creek Parkway, Roswell, was arrested June 28 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to obey a traffic control device. ►► Mylan Anthony Moffett, 24, of McDonough was arrested June 28 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding. ►► Catherine Jones Moore, 35, of Aidan Park, Alpharetta, was arrested June 21 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Drug arrests

Teens break into numerous cars

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Pine Rise Court, Alpharetta, was arrested June 23 on Summerwood Lane in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Kaitlin Anderson Massey, 23, of Springberry Court, Alpharetta, was arrested June 20 on Old Morris Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, DUI, possession of drug-related paraphernalia and failure to stop at a stop sign.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Two 14-year-old boys were arrested June 15 after allegedly breaking into numerous vehicles on Morton Ferry Circle.

Police received a phone call in the early morning hours about two young men breaking into vehicles at Morton Road and Morton Ferry Circle. When

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Alpharetta man fatally shot July 3 1 arrest made in drug-related crime

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – An Alpharetta man is dead after an argument in Roswell led to his shooting.

According to Roswell Police, at about 7:40 p.m. July 3, an argument occurred between three men in a room at the Atlanta Hotel, 9995 Old Dogwood Road, Roswell. Officer Zachary Frommer said the argument escalated and one man was shot and killed outside of a room. Frommer said the victim was Anthony B. Leftenant, 30, of Alpharetta.

Police have arrested one suspect, identified as David Spates, 27, of Marietta.

With the help of the Cobb County Police Department, Frommer said Spates was arrested July 5 in a Cobb County residence. SWAT team members arrested Spates without incident,

Frommer said.

He has been charged with murder.

Police are still searching for another suspect, but declined to give further information.

Frommer said the argument that started SPATES the violence was drugrelated. Leftenant had an extensive arrest record with Fulton County, mostly on drug charges, dating back to 1993.

His most recent arrest was in June of this year for probation violation. His family has started a YouCaring fundraiser to help with a funeral. To help, visit Youcaring.com and search for “Anthony Leftenant.”

Spates has no Fulton County criminal records. His home address is listed as Pompano Beach, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.

Alpharetta resident Anthony Leftenant was killed July 3 in Roswell after an argument. His family is asking for help with a funeral via YouCaring.com.

Driver with road rage brandishes ‘firearm’ CUMMING, Ga. — A woman called the Cumming Police Department June 22 because a driver in another vehicle reportedly pulled a gun on her as they both drove down Veterans Memorial Boulevard.

When police arrived at the Wyngate subdivision that the alleged road rage driver pulled into, they found a truck in a

driveway with a tag number matching the woman’s description. It was unoccupied, but police made contact with the alleged driver inside the house.

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Once those were found, police asked again about the road rage incident.

Again, the man denied any involvement.

At the hospital, the woman reportedly accurately described the man and pistol.

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JC’s District coming into focus Consultants to bring final draft soon

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com (This is Part II of a two-part series updating plans for The District, the city’s “vibrant” new downtown.)

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – While many residents will agree on what they don’t want Johns Creek’s proposed downtown center to look like, it has been hard even for the City Council to say what characteristics it will have.

At a June 15 strategic planning session, city staff brought that picture into sharper focus.

The catch-all phrase that has been adopted to characterize those goals is “street-level vibrancy.”

Johns Creek Community Development Director Sharon Ebert outlined what a successful city center with that “vibrancy” should have: People: The daytime population is adequate. More retail is needed to attract during the day. Evening and weekend attractions are needed. So the daytime population needs to be augmented.

Great spaces: That is often hard to describe, but you know them when you see them, Ebert said. These are often parks – perhaps with a lot of open space, or a specialty park such

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as a dog park. The more types of parks in the space – walking trails, a great lawn, a public pavilion – the more attractive it will be.

With a greater variety of spaces, more activities can be programmed.

Civic spaces are also often a part of the mix. This could be a bandstand, a town square or a place where people can congregate, Ebert said.

Cultural spaces are another element. This could be an arts pavilion or public art space.

Things to do: Usually such areas have great retail shops and good dining. Keys to that success are wide streets, outdoor dining and the ability to sit on a park bench somewhere. These should have human-scale lighting with areas of good sunshine and shade, depending on the time of the year.

When you have this mix of ingredients operating together, then you have a place that at-

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City to conduct additional studies for The District JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In addition to the main planning for The District, Assistant City Manager Eric Taylor said Johns Creek is also conducting additional studies to help shape a more coherent plan.

One is a trip generation study to better identify who is coming into the city on a daily basis – is it people from Johns Creek, Atlanta, Forsyth County, Cobb County or where? Also, the study should TAYLOR show how they enter the study area.

“We also hope to learn who is accessing the city the most. Should we concentrate on those folks in some way?”

Taylor said.

Another major component the city is studying in conjunction with CH2M Hill is the feasibility of the canal water feature in The District.

“The canal is such a central feature to the plan and such a catalyst for what will happen all around The District, that we need to understand just what is happening there,” Taylor said.

Together, these numbers will help the city understand “the vibrancy issue.”

The city needs to know what it would cost to build the canal and how long it will take to build it. If that is not feasible, then the city will have to take a step back and refocus on what the catalysts for The District may be, he said.

A third component is a financial model of The District. It will use as a foundation the revenues currently generated in The District.

“That will give us a foundation in which we can plug in different economic scenarios based on the type of revenue impact we could expect depending on whatever scale of development is chosen,” he said.

With these studies, the city will more accurately gauge what is needed going forward in attaining the goals of The District. tracts people, Ebert said.

There is a critical mass of people in The District that gives it that vibrancy, whether they live there or are attracted to it.

Finally, The District must be walkable. The core of The District should have a halfmile radius. On the outer limits of the radius, people can still walk deep into the core. At a quarter-mile radius, people are really in the mix of things.

Inside the half-mile radius are living units – apartments, townhouses or condos. These residential units provide critical mass to the human density needed to create that “streetlevel vibrancy.”

Other things add to mix include: • Outdoor dining • Wide pedestrian streets • Areas of sun and shade • Outdoor lighting • Places to sit • A mix of retail including national, regional and local stores and shops.

That leaves programming of these spaces.

“Great spaces have things to do in them above and beyond the fact they are physically well-designed,” Ebert said.

“Most great town centers have something good programmed

every week of the year.”

These can be community and seasonal-related festivals, as well as good national and local restaurants at different price points.

A grocery store is a huge magnet to draw traffic. Another cinema could easily be accommodated in the city, Ebert said.

The idea is to “activate space.”

To ensure success in the downtown, there is the halfmile and quarter-mile rule.

Measuring out from the center of The District, those distances mark the limits people are willing to walk without getting in a car.

Looking at height and density, the scale appropriate for The District would be at three to four stories. There could be a “signature” building or two that could be as tall as six stories.

These would be the “exclamation point” in a few locations, Ebert said.

“When you get beyond the focus of that core, from a quarter-mile to half-mile radius from the center, the density quickly dissipates,” said City Manager Warren Hutmacher. “The focus would be around the canal water

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Johns Creek scientist Chris Coughlin Alzheimer’s Association declares candidacy for City Council Hosts Kick-Off Party JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chris Coughlin has announced his bid to run for Johns Creek City Council in the November 3rd, 2015 election.

Coughlin lives in Johns Creek, along with his wife Nicole, 2-year-old son, and soon-to-be-born daughter.

“My wife and I chose Johns Creek as the place we wanted to raise our family because of its family friendliness, good schools, and safety,” Coughlin said. “I have a lot invested to make sure the future of this area continues to thrive and provide for the needs of its citizens to the fullest.”

Johns Creek is a great place to live and work and is reflected in the rapid growth this area has seen in recent years.

However, Coughlin says this growth has not been accompanied by the necessary capital improvements.

“This can be seen most easily in the ways the traffic congestion is negatively impacting the day-to-day lives of Johns Creek citizens, as well as surrounding businesses,” he said. “My goal is to reduce

the gridlock, allowing us all to spend more time on our true priorities.

“Historically, Johns Creek has only allocated 3 to 9 percent COUGHLIN of the annual budget to dedicated capital improvement projects. Seeing that it impacts practically every citizen, I think that portion is woefully underfunded.”

Coughlin is also concerned that the general fund has run a surplus over the expenditures year over year for the past five years. So, while Johns Creeks has kept the millage rate/property tax flat, the city has experienced annual surpluses ranging from 12 percent to 34 percent of annual expenditures.

“Those surpluses, which are aggregated at $54 million, are currently sitting in an unassigned governmental fund while you’re sitting in traffic. Research and historical data suggests we should have only 20 percent of an annual

budget of reserves before returning the unassigned funds to the taxpayers. Instead, Johns Creek is sitting on a 119 percent reserve without a plan to return any portion to the citizens.

“I’m going to work to allocate those funds for roads while, simultaneously, providing tax relief for the citizens and businesses of Johns Creek.”

Coughlin, Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, currently works as a Senior Research Scientist for CEB, a best practices advisory company.

Coughlin is active in the community as a volunteer, involved with North Point Community Church’s small group married groups ministry, coaches his son’s soccer team, and attends City Council meetings.

For information and updates on Coughlin’s campaign, visit www.votechriscoughlin. com and www.facebook.com/ chriscoughlinjohnscreek.

Coughlin asks voters to email him with their ideas and suggestions at info@votechriscoughlin.com.

ATLANTA, Ga.— The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a North Fulton/Gwinnett Walk Team Rally party on Wednesday, July 15 to kick off their annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

This year marks the 9th year of the walk, which has raised over $104,000 for the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

“We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about our event and starting a team for our Walk to End Alzheimer’s to attend the Kick-Off Party, says Emily Richter, Walk Specialist for the North Fulton/Gwinnett Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

“We ask the Gwinnett community to come see what the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is all about and to unite in a movement to reclaim the future of hundreds of thousands of

Georgian’s”.

Alzheimer’s kills more people than prostate and breast cancer combined and currently 5.4 million Americans possess this disease.

The Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association serves more than 200,000 Georgians living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. With seven offices statewide, the Georgia Chapter provides vital education, support and services in all of Georgia’s 159 counties.

To RSVP for the event or for more information about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Kick-Off Party, contact Emily Richter at erichter@alz.org The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is scheduled for Saturday, October 3 at Duluth Town Green in Duluth, Georgia.

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Bodker: Q&A with JC mayor, newest president of GMA Continued from Page 1 and the city.

How does being an officer in GMA serve Johns Creek’s interests?

BODKER: I have an additional platform for the next year from which to talk about Johns Creek and highlight all the benefits of living and working here. We are the safest large city in Georgia in which to live and the sixth safest in the United States.

We have numerous nationally ranked schools within our city, and we maintain fantastic municipal services from police, to fire, to parks and recreation.

Do you have something more tangible to sell than topping polls?

BODKER: It is also an opportunity to share our journey to develop a Johns Creek downtown we call The District. Our city has always been open for business, and we believe The District will make us even more attractive to corporations and businesses looking to either relocate or expand.

How exactly does that pay off for the city?

BODKER: The more people are drawn to Johns Creek to live, work or play, the better it is for our city. And anything I can do to help in this regard, I will.

What specific powers does the GMA

president have that will allow you to shape GMA policy and goals?

BODKER: The GMA president appoints policy committee chairs when a vacancy occurs, as well as the members of ad hoc task forces and other working committees.

The GMA president also appoints some members of the GMA Executive Committee.

And the president position also has influence on the association’s priorities and initiatives.

What are the salient issues facing Georgia cities in the year to come?

BODKER: Cities are concerned about the continual efforts to chip away at their home rule powers and will continue to fight restrictions on municipal powers.

We will be looking at both the state and federal levels.

What will GMA be looking at the federal level?

BODKER: At the federal level, we will be looking at the way the Federal Highway Administration handles transportation authorization for local projects.

For a very long time the federal government has only done short-term extensions for funding local projects – so projects are on the books to do, but only get authorization in small doses.

That means cities have no predictability for larger, long-term project

The more people are drawn to Johns Creek to live, work or play, the better it is for our city. And anything I can do to help in this regard, I will. funding.

You can’t make long-term commitments to move projects along unless cities fund all of it. And by their nature, these projects are unaffordable for cities to do.

So GMA will be pushing for a fiveto eight-year reauthorization timeline so we can go forward with these big projects.

And you are looking at Internet sales tax collection also, right?

BODKER: Yes. That is the Marketplace Fairness Act. That is to get sales tax collected and transferred back to the states to distribute to the cities. So anything bought on Amazon or Home Depot Online, the cities will receive the taxes.

This also levels the playing field for brick-and-mortar retailers so that they can remain competitive.

You said GMA is fighting the move to end tax-exempt municipal bonds

for cities. Why is that?

BODKER: There is talk about ending the tax-exempt status on these municipal bonds.

If they did that, it would increase the cost of those municipal bonds and make them less attractive to investors.

That makes it that much harder for cities to get attractive financing for long-term improvement projects such as intersection improvements or park purchases or other large-scale projects a city wants to enter into.

What makes those municipal bonds attractive to investors is the returns they realize on those bonds are not taxed.

That is a huge incentive for investors – first, the repayment of the bonds is guaranteed by the municipality and the investment gains are tax-free.

The trade-off for that tax break is these bonds are cheaper [a lower interest rate] so the local taxpayers are getting a break also.

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City of Johns Creek Notice of Property Tax Hearings (Millage Rate)

PRESS RELEASE CITY OF JOHNS CREEK NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX HEARINGS

The City of Johns Creek announces it is currently in the process of establishing its 2015 millage rate. The City, incorporated in December 1, 2006 has published their Five-Year History of its Tax Digest, Property Revenues and Millage Rate as required.

The City of Johns Creek announces it is currently in the process of establishing its 2015 millage rate. The City, incorporated in December 1, 2006 has published their Five-Year History of its Tax Digest, Property Revenues and Millage Rate.

Each year, the Board of Tax Assessors is required to review the assessed value of taxable property in the County. When the trends of prices on properties that have recently sold in the County indicate there has been an increase in the fair market value of any specific property, the Board of Tax Assessors is required by law to re-determine the value of such property and adjust the assessment. This is called a reassessment.

Before the City of Johns Creek sets the final millage rate for 2015, Georgia law requires a public hearing(s) to be held to allow the public an opportunity to express their opinions on this tax increase. All concerned citizens are invited to attend and participate in the Public Hearings which will be held in the Council Chambers at Johns Creek City Hall which is located at 12000 Findley Road, Suite 300, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 on the following dates and times:

The City of Johns Creek has incurred growth and the reassessment value effects the rollback rate which is calculated to be a 7.43% increase for 2015.

Before the City of Johns Creek sets the final millage rate for 2015, Georgia law requires public hearings to be held to allow the public an opportunity to express their opinions on this tax increase. All concerned citizens are invited to attend and participate in the public hearings which will be held at Johns Creek City Hall, Council Chambers located at 12000 Findley Road, Suite 300, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 at the following dates and times:

»First Public Hearing Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 11:30am »Second Public Hearing Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 6:00pm

First Public Hearing Second Public Hearing Third Public Hearing

• • •

»Third Public Hearing Monday, July 27, 2015 at 7:00pm Action to adopt the final millage rate for 2015 is scheduled to take place at the Council Meeting on July 27, 2015 which begins at 7:00pm or as close thereafter as possible after the final Public Hearing.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 11:30am Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 6:00pm Monday, July 27, 2015 at 7:00pm

Action to adopt the final millage rate for 2015 is scheduled to take place at the Council Meeting on Monday, July 27, 2015 which begins at 7:00pm or as close thereafter as possible following the public hearing.

JOHNS CREEK 2015 TAX DIGEST AND LEVY NOTICE The City of Johns Creek, Georgia City Council does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the City Hall building located at 12000 Findley Rd., Suite 300 on July 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the 2015 Tax Digest and Levy, along with the Five Year History of the tax digest and levy.

CURRENT 2015 TAX DIGEST AND HISTORY OF LEVY Description Real & Personal

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

4,036,193,971

3,864,776,391

3,769,838,987

3,678,210,672

3,874,517,771

4,293,901,081

Motor Vehicles

234,501,440

233,172,030

246,471,400

276,044,730

238,200,610

172,426,560

Mobile Homes

0

0

0

0

0

0

Timber - 100%

0

0

0

0

0

0

Heavy Duty Equipment

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,270,695,411

4,097,948,421

4,016,310,387

3,954,255,402

4,112,718,381

4,466,327,641

401,513,668

394,616,032

390,804,326

390,281,164

406,614,154

468,367,859

3,869,181,743

3,703,332,389

3,625,506,061

3,563,974,238

3,706,104,227

3,997,959,782

8.205

8.752

8.756

9.279

9.005

9.345

Gross Digest Less M & O Exemptions Net M & O Digest Gross M & O Millage Rate Less Millage Rate Rollbacks

3.591

4.138

4.142

4.665

4.391

4.731

Net M & O Millage Rate

4.614

4.614

4.614

4.614

4.614

4.614

17,852,405

17,087,176

16,728,085

16,444,177

17,099,965

18,446,586

(790,234)

(765,229)

(359,091)

(283,908)

655,788

1,346,622

-4.24%

-4.29%

-2.10%

-1.70%

4.00%

7.88%

Net Taxes Levied Net Taxes $ Increase Net Taxes % Increase

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Put the Confederate flag where it belongs: A museum Recently, the Confederate battle flag has been in the news and public eye probably more than it has since the end of the Civil War. The Northerner in me has always viewed the flag as something to put on a pickup truck or a baseball cap. But the historian in me marvels that a symbol so old (and for a lost cause, no less!) is still in such use.

It is no surprise the flag has become the center of controversy recently. After the massacre in Charleston a few weeks ago, the alleged gunman was openly racist and the flag was flying in many pictures in which he is shown.

Calls since then have come in to remove the flag from state capitol buildings, state flags, license plates, memorials and even military bases. There is a movement to seemingly erase this image from modern society.

That is a bad idea.

Let me qualify that statement.

Firstly, the flag is indeed a symbol of racism. Period. Anyone who claims the Civil War was not fought over black slavery doesn’t know their history.

Several of the declarations of secession – notably South Carolina (the first to leave) and Georgia – specifically make note of slavery and the election of anti-slavery Lincoln as the primary reasoning to leave the Union.

Yes, the war was about states’ rights – the right to own slaves chief among them.

Understandably, the African-American community is skeptical of the “purely historical” aspect of the flag.

Add to that the current resurgence of the flag began in the 1950s and ‘60s, the same time as the Civil Rights era.

Coincidence? Sure, it was about 100 years since the war, but why on earth place the emblem on state flags?

Why not fly the “Stars and Bars,” the actual Confederate flag, rather than the battle flag, which has become synonymous with groups such as the KKK and racist hatred?

To have such an icon on government buildings, flying proudly in the face of a population that in many states makes up nearly half the residents, is atrocious.

That said, the flag should

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Several of the declarations of secession – notably South Carolina (the first to leave) and Georgia – specifically make note of slavery and the election of anti-slavery Lincoln as the primary reasoning to leave the Union. in no way be erased from society.

It belongs in a museum, not the capitol grounds. It belongs on monuments, not state flags.

Stone Mountain is a perfect example.

Calls have been made to remove the four Confederate flags from the monument.

Just like with a battlefield, this is a monument (albeit on a grand scale) to the war and locals who fought in it. This is exactly where such a symbol should be flown.

By removing all traces of the flag, we risk burying or forgetting about what it stood for.

We need to remember why we fought the Civil War and what happened (and continues to happen) after.

The flag is the perfect way to do this – keep it as a lesson to learn from, not a symbol of pride.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Johns Creek should not abandon the arts I am writing in reference to the article “City Council Mulls Ending Arts Grant Funding,” posted June 25.

In 2011, we (Performing Arts North) received a grant from the city of $12,500 to purchase equipment for The Dancing Goat Theatre, which opened that same year. We bought most equipment used and looked for deals.

Our set up was haphazard and primitive, but it worked and we were grateful for the opportunity to begin building a nice theater operation.

We, and several other small theater companies in Johns Creek who rented the Dancing Goat from us managed to put on many nice.

It was rewarding to see the young people I taught perform Shakespeare grow as students and as performers.

I watched shy kids blossom into scholars and college students mentor 10-year-olds about lighting and sound.

I cannot thank the city enough for that grant. It helped to make these things possible for all those kids – kids who never played soccer, or basketball, or who did not have the physical development to do those things.

We would not have been able to do what we did without that city grant.

We have closed now after five stressful, wonderful years. We sponsored a children’s theater, Shakespearean theater, adult community theater, camps, classes and workshops.

Groups renting from us have had to find other venues outside Johns Creek because there is no another affordable venue for them here.

Now the city that I believe in is “mulling cut-

ting funding to the arts.” The amount of funding the city offers would not fund one concert for the Johns Creek Symphony.

The city arts community has the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, The Chopin Society, the highly respected Johns Creek Arts Center and a model professional/development ballet program in the North Atlanta Dance Theater.

A city with Johns Creek’s aspirations needs all these things, and the investment to the city is just $30,000 a year? A bargain.

I understand the ideals that led council members to oppose funding for anything other than city functions.

I see the parks with running trails, tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball fields, and football fields. These parks are paid for by the city, because fitness and sports are important for growing kids, although 40 percent of them won’t play organized sports beyond the ninth grade.

Taxpayers expect the city to fund these things for our quality of life and enrichment of our children.

The arts are part of that too.

A drive through Suwanee, Lawrenceville, Duluth, and especially Norcross proves that those cities value the arts as well as sports. They fund venues large and small, along with outside spaces that are for the arts.

It is hard to imagine that a city as wealthy as Johns Creek cannot fund a $30,000 annual grant program for the arts. It is clearly more a matter of will.

–Margarita Moldovan, Johns Creek

Millennials: How to survive, thrive and have true independence So I guess we have to settle with the fact that the “grownups” have called our generation “millennials.” I guess it makes sense, although somehow it doesn’t feel quite right, do you know what I mean? We hear our generation in conversation all the time for this or that, but what about our conversation about what we are going through? Let’s put down Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a moment and get real about something. Jobs.

Careers. What’s the deal? Why aren’t our lives working the way we were told they would?

For some lucky few, following the system that was setup for us is working out fine.

Congrats to them! We need people like that to support the economy and the growth and searching the rest of us are going through. When our parents were growing up they were told that the best course of action was to go to college, then get a good job with a pension and/or 401K and ride it out to retirement. A+B=C. Unfortunately for us, in most cases simply adhering to the habits and practices of our parents’ generation will not yield the same results.

There are many reasons for this

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but for the sake of this article let’s focus on the positive.

Firstly, there is a place for us in the working world, and we’re not lazy! The working world for a millennial is more of a hustle, a game of adaptation and transformation. Secondly, feeling “entitled” is an issue for some, but many of us just have a deep knowing that we can find fulfillment in a nontraditional way, and we resist broken and inauthentic systems. Lastly, we are quite brave and able to speak our minds and opinions no matter who or what is trying to stifle them.

These are amazing traits! We have the strength to live a life we love, and not let that depend on someone else’s approval. If we fall into the trap of living our lives for someone else, it usually only takes us a few years to wake up and reject that false sense of self-fulfillment.

Here is the call to action: Be true to the deepest desires and dreams in your heart. Don’t look for a “job.” Look for something part time (or full time depending on your student loan debt…) to supplement your income.

Then, quantify and qualify your skills and channel them into a purpose you can be passionate about. What would you do for free? Know that you can make money doing that if you can apply real world sensibility, perseverance and hard work to it.

We must be adaptable, flexible and willing to learn trades. We also have the strength and spirit to be our own bosses and start our own businesses.

These businesses that will tie together your passions and skills turn into a purpose. When a millennial (or anyone) feels that they have a true purpose, there is nothing that they cannot accomplish. Remember, the world is now changing faster each year. Also remember that happiness is one of the meanings of life. We will inherit this world (we already are) and we know what the world will need.

Let’s learn true purpose and happiness so that our children can inherit world that believes in those things too.

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Safer: New JC swift water boat patrolling the ‘Hooch Continued from Page 1 you have more than one person in the water,” said Fire Chief Jeff Hogan.

On its maiden test run, the boat came upon Forsyth officers in a drowning recovery operation. JCFD was able to help in the recovery.

The department’s newest addition uses sonar to scan from river bank to river bank – an asset when looking for a drowning victim or obstacles underwater. It can even give an image of a weapon underwater.

Its 200-horsepower engine will leave the department’s old 40-horsepower rescue boat at the dock. Having five times the power means extra speed getting to victims struggling in the water – the difference between a rescue and body recovery.

“It’s like a big Jet Ski,” the chief said.

The ’Hooch is a popular recreation destination, but it can turn dangerous within moments. Last year, the swift boat team participated in 18 service calls and 35 recoveries.

This is a working river.

Lake Lanier provides drinking water for all of metro Atlanta.

From the dam upstream, river flow must be steady to cool Georgia Power Co. plants as well.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monitors flow and releases more water at certain times of the day, which results in a rise of water 10 feet or more in minutes.

“A rock you waded out to in ankle-deep water could quickly become chest high. The water released will be between about 47 and 52 degrees year round.

You can experience hypothermia real quick,” said Hogan.

So when the fire department had room in the budget for a new boat, they wanted one that would do the job better.

JCFD took “all the good ideas from other agencies,” adding some of their own, to a manufacturer and said, “Build this.” This boat will find people faster and get to them faster.

“We have 13 miles of riverfront on the Chattahoochee, and we respond to dozens of emergencies every year, so this new boat will be a tremendous asset,” Hogan said.

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The highly maneuverable swift boat’s 200-horsepower engine can get the JCFD Swift Water Rescue Unit to trouble quickly, even when headed upstream.

We have 13 miles of riverfront on the Chattahoochee, and we respond to dozens of emergencies every year, so this new boat will be a tremendous asset.”

JEFF HOGAN Johns Creek Fire Chief The payload went from 800 pounds in the old boat to 1,200 pounds. At 800 pounds, the boat could carry only a crew of three and equipment weighing about 600 pounds.

If they had more than one victim to rescue, a crewman

had to remain ashore to accommodate the second victim.

Now, the boat carries a crew of four, and weight is not such an issue. This boat can also go where other craft could not.

This swift water boat has a 4-inch draft, which allows it to cruise over rocks and sunken trees that ground other boats.

It also has a polyethylene coating on the bottom and halfway up the sides to protect from rocks or debris.

The boat has the muscle to get upstream at speed through the current, even after a big release from the dam. The stronger motor allows the boat to put in at the closest boat ramp. It also has a tighter turning radius, making it much more nimble and able to get to places too dangerous for other boats.

Other design changes include: moving the helm forward in the craft, giving the pilot better vision and the boat better balance. lowering the gunnels (sides), making it easier to enter from the water. having high-powered, fogpenetrating lights.

JCFD, which regularly

Swift boat operators can use the high-definition sonar to scan the river below the surface from bank to bank for obstructions or to find a body. assists neighboring jurisdictions, has made its Swift Water Rescue Unit a priority.

Forty-seven of 86 firefighters have gone through the special training to become certified swift water rescue technicians.

Other departments routinely send firefighters to JCFD to learn swift water rescue techniques.

The department also charted the Chattahoochee by grids,

The new Johns Creek swift water rescue boat has plenty of power to get where it wants to be, yet it is quite nimble on the river.

noting many landmarks and unique features. This allows rescuers to quickly locate folks in trouble. JCFD shared the map with neighboring agencies to better coordinate rescue efforts.

“The river is very popular with the public, but it can be dangerous,” Hogan said. “We want to do everything we can to prepare for those times when people get in trouble.”

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Fulton Schools named ‘Charter System of the Year’ $10K prize money to support local school initiatives

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA – The Fulton County School System is the first recipient of the “Charter System of the Year Award” from the state’s Charter System Foundation, recognizing its leadership in supporting school-level governance and innovation.

The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, is given to the Georgia charter system that best demonstrates effective local governance through the empowerment of parents, teachers and community members; leadership in the charter system community; strong community partnerships; and academic progress supported by flexibility and innovation, according to Fulton officials.

“This award recognizes Fulton’s culture of local school autonomy and the school board’s vision to involve parents, teachers and community members in developing their schools’ strategic direction,” said Kenneth Zeff, interim superintendent of the district.

“We are honored to be recognized and remain committed to

the charter system model.”

In July 2012, Fulton County Schools became Georgia’s largest charter system. By transitioning into a charter system, Fulton is now free from most state regulations that apply to traditional public schools. In exchange for the flexibility, systems must put a plan in place to ensure increased academic performance.

In Fulton, the Board of Education transferred much of the decision-making authority from central administration to the local schools, giving them more freedom and flexibility to decide what their schools need in order to achieve their individual goals.

Flexibility plans vary across the system, now, covering the gamut from more or less seat time in some classes, larger or smaller classes in others or changes in staffing to help meet needs. All plans must be approved by the Fulton Board of Education prior to implementation.

Over the past three years, all 100-plus schools in the Fulton School System have elected governance councils,

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The $10,000 award from the Charter System Foundation will be used to further support school-level strategies developed by school governance councils, said Zeff.

Fulton is now one of 31 charter systems in Georgia, but still remains the largest system under charter status.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, a longtime proponent of charter systems in Georgia, lauded Fulton’s efforts to support flexibility within each school.

“Fulton County Schools is a great example of the success that comes from a charter system,” said Cagle. “Innovative charter systems are an important tool to provide access to a world class learning environment, and I appreciate Fulton County Schools’ diligent work

to improve education in the community.”

The Charter System Foundation is a nonprofit organization formed three years ago by former state Sen. Dan Weber. It serves as the lobbying arm for charter school systems in Georgia, advocating at the legislative level for increased flexibility for charter systems. It also provides training for superintendents, school governance teams and local board members.

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Clifford Jones named school district area superintendent Will lead Northeast Learning Community

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – After a year spent in central administration for the Fulton School System, former Milton High School principal Clifford Jones has returned to school oversight as the new area superintendent for the Northeast Learning Community (NELC).

He replaces Rob Anderson, who was recently promoted to deputy superintendent for academics.

In his new position, Jones will be responsible for providing support to schools and administrators within the NELC to improve student performance, oversee the instructional efficiency of the schools and support the leadership teams and the school community.

The NELC is comprised primarily of the 22 schools in North Fulton that feed into the Centennial, Chattahoochee, Johns Creek and Northview high school clusters.

Jones said he was looking

forward to working directly again with schools and their communities as the area superintendent.

“I am humbled and excited to work with the Northeast principals and communities.

In my position, I look forward to supporting the schools as they work to achieve their goals outlined in each school’s strategic plan,” said Jones, who spent 14 years at Milton as a teacher, assistant principal and principal.

Jones left Milton last May after being named the executive director for accountability for Fulton Schools. His years as assistant principal and principal of a high school, as well as his time spent as the innovation chief for Fulton Schools, will serve him well as the area superintendent, he said.

“The schools of the Northeast Learning Community continue to set themselves apart from schools in the state and the nation as trailblazers in regards to innovation and student achieve-

I look forward to continuing and expanding the awareness of the social and emotional needs of our students in our schools and our community.”

CLIFFORD JONES Superintendent for the Northeast Learning Community ment,” said Jones. “I look forward to continuing and expanding the awareness of the social and emotional needs of our students in our schools and our community.”

Jones will be the third area superintendent for the NELC in just over a year, following the resignation of Will Rumbaugh last year and the promotion of Anderson in May.

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Tim Duncan steps down from Chattahoochee Takes job as school district executive director of accountability

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The longtime principal at Chattahoochee High School has been tapped to be Fulton Schools’ new executive director of accountability, overseeing the district-wide use of data and best practices to improve student performance.

Tim Duncan, who has led Chattahoochee since 2003, will assume his new role on July 1, replacing former director Clifford Jones, who is now an area superintendent for the Northeast Learning Community.

“I’ve been so fortunate to lead Chattahoochee for the past 12 years and be a part of many great successes,” said Duncan. “It is very hard to leave Chattahoochee High School and the culture we have established, but it has never been about me. The staff, students and parents are in place to continue to build upon its rich tradition of excellence.”

Duncan began his career at Chattahoochee High in 1994 after earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia. In 1997, he was promoted to assistant principal, and then to principal in 2003 after earning his education specialist degree.

Duncan has earned numerous awards over the past decade, including 2008 Georgia PTSA Principal of the Year, 2015 Northeast Learning Community Principal of the Year and the 2015 Fulton County Overall Principal of the Year.

In 2009, he led Chattahoochee through the process to be named a Georgia School of Excellence.

Duncan said the chance to assume a leadership role with Fulton’s central administration came at the right time both professionally and personally.

“In the past, I hesitated on other opportunities so that I could watch both my kids graduate from ‘The Hooch,’” said Duncan.

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Artist combines music with recycling

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Charles Atchison builds instruments out of stuff most people throw away

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Charles Atchison sees potential in what others would call junk.

A musician and a craftsman, he constructs musical instruments out of cigar boxes, metal cans and even luggage.

And these are not just oddities, but real instruments that sound like their soulmates made by Gibson, Fender and Suzuki. Atchison has been playing guitar since he was a child, but he got curious about the art of making instruments out of everyday materials listening on the radio.

“I had NPR [National Public Radio] on and they had on a man who made an instrument out of a cigar box. So I decided to make one out of a gasoline can,” Atchison said.

That was 10 years ago.

Today, he uses cigar boxes too, along with cookie tins, suitcases and even hubcaps. His most popular instrument is the wine box guitar.

Atchison, who calls himself a folk artisan, has written a how-to book on the subject called “The Folk Art Instrument Builders Reference.”

Charles Atchison finds a hubcap makes a fine resonator on a banjo. This one he has modified to give it some extra pizazz.

It is a 200-page book with more than 400 photos and illustrations for musicians who

Here is an array of instruments built mostly from cigar boxes and wine boxes.

PHOTOS BY HATCHER HURD/STAFF

Charles Atchison jams on a guitar he made out of a discarded gasoline can. He is a folk artist who makes instruments out of materials other people throw away. Note the old suitcase at left that turned into a bass drum. want to make an instrument out of the materials at hand, or artists who want to create and recycle at the same time.

The book seems to cover the subject in a concise, yet thorough manner. It has a

whole chapter on making the tenor hubcap banjo.

“The cigar-box guitar has been around since at least the 1840s. Most instruments were made locally in those days, and they used what they had

Where most people see a suitcase, Charles Atchison sees a bass drum.

to do it. So I am carrying on a tradition that has been around a long time,” he said.

He calls what he produces “folk roots” instruments. But he says his book is by no means the definitive text on the subject.

“That is primarily because the first rule of roots instrument building is that there are no rules,” he said.

The reference does contain the tips and tricks of the trade he has learned from this hobby-turned-passion.

Indeed, Atchison adds a caveat in the forward of his book: “It’s an addiction that might just consume you, and it starts with your very first build,” he wrote.

Atchison has been a musician by trade, playing in tribute bands covering Elvis, Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash – all of whom could be called folk artists in that they created unique music that transcend the genres in which they started.

He got the instrumentbuilding bug and does this fulltime now. Most of Atchison’s sales come from the Internet, and he says his customers are worldwide.

His prices range from $150 to $350. For information, go to Charles.Atchison@gmail.com.

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THE CLASS OF 2015:

Leadership Johns Creek Class of 2015 graduates 17 JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The widely popular Leadership Johns Creek (LJC) completed its sixth successful year by graduating 17 new community leaders June 11.

The graduation dinner and ceremony was held at the Standard Club with featured speaker Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann.

Randy Ekerberg, LJC president, and incoming President Maria Rose thanked 2015 Platinum sponsors the City of Johns Creek, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, Northside Hospital and Silver sponsors CH2M Hill, Gwinnett Medical Center – Duluth and Optech Family of Companies for their support of this year’s program.

A vital component of the LJC program is community service. The Class of 2015 had three teams complete three service projects. These projects help hone community service, teamwork and leadership.

The entire program involves members of the community from all walks of life who through the course of those 10 months established relationships that last years after

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Leadership Johns Creek Class of 2015 Bev Calloway Hannah Henry Marilyn Margolis Lisa Olson Denise Wagner Paul Creamer Nicole Lawson Anderson Marshall Dinetta Smith Chris Haggard Cheryl MacMillan Ringo McCollum Jonathan Smithers Jason Harper Bill Magyar Martin Neuhaus Roytunda Stabler graduation.

The community projects for 2015 are: • Team Us2U constructed a pergola at the Park Place bocce ball court in Newtown Park; • Team Xtreme installed six kiosks on the hiking trails at Autrey Mill Nature Pre-

The graduates of Leadership Johns Creek devote themselves to a 10-month program education about their community. The left row, front to back are Denise Wagner, Roytunda Stabler, Nicole Lawson, Marilyn Margolis, Cheryl MacMillan, Lisa Olson and Dinetta Smith. Right row from front to back are Hannah Henry, Bill Magyar, Anderson Marshall, Chris Haggard, Paul Creamer and Martin Neuhaus. serve; • Team Half Ton completed phase one of a 3-part project with the beautification and landscaped triangle area located within the paved walking paths in Newtown Park.

The 10-month program began last August with a kickoff retreat followed by eight monthly one-day sessions. In addition to leadership training and development, class participants gained insight into business, government, com-

munity quality of life, volunteer service and local history.

LJC is designed to develop leadership talent in individuals representing the Johns Creek community through a structured series of learning experiences.

People from a variety of business, civic, volunteer and religious organizations are invited to participate. For more information please visit www.

LeadershipJohnsCreek.com or contact Kathy Smith at 770495-0545 ext. 106.

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Local students compete in musical theater awards

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com NEW YORK CITY — Local students Nick Eibler and McKenzie Kurtz found they were top of the heap of high school musical theater students June 30, when they had the chance to perform on Broadway in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards/ Jimmy Awards in New York City.

Eibler, a 2015 graduate of West Forsyth High School, won best actor, and Kurtz, a 2015 Milton High School grad, won best actress at the 2015 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards this past April.

Their awards in April earned them spots to attend the national competition.

They were able to make the trip thanks to funding from the ArtsBridge Foundation, who they represented.

The local pair performed in opening and closing ensembles and nominee medleys at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway.

They also competed against 50 other students representing 25 cities from across the United States who were in New York for five days of private coaching, master classes and rehearsals with theater professionals.

During the week, the students practiced at New York University, where they had vocal coaching with Broadway stars. At the end of the week, they put on a performance with the other stu-

dents attending.

“One of my favorite parts was definitely getting to know kids who are as equally as passionate about musical theater as I am,” Eibler said. “I also liked getting to work with so many talented people. It was inspiring to be around such talented people and being able to do this with confidence. Getting to perform on a Broadway stage was amazing as well.”

The pair said they are glad they made friends not only with other students but with professionals as well.

“Making those connections is beneficial to what we want to do in life,” Kurtz said. “That’s something really great we’ll take away from this whole experience.”

Both have graduated from high school and are pursuing degrees in musical theater, Kurtz at University of Michigan and Eibler at Texas State.

Applications for the 2016 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards will be accepted in July with schools from across the state of Georgia selected to compete.

The 2016 Shuler Awards will be presented on April 21, 2016 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

Learn about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards at http://www.nhsmta.com/, the Shuler Hensley Awards at http://artsbridgega. org/programs/shuler-awards/ and ArtsBridge Foundation at http://artsbridgega.org/.

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Nick Eibler of West Forsyth High School, left, and McKenzie Kurtz of Milton High School travel to New York City to compete in the seventh annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Sterling Organization, a privately held real estate and investment services company headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida, has taken a $34.68 million position in three commercial properties in North Atlanta, including two ailing retail centers in Roswell.

And North Fulton’s demographics has them looking for more commercial properties.

Steve Stroud, executive director of Roswell Inc., the city’s economic development arm, said it is a great thing to have a savvy commercial real estate company coming into Roswell to infuse cash into ailing prop-

erties that have “tremendous potential.”

“With the economy in the upturn, Sterling is the kind of company we want to come to Roswell to bring back to life some of the shopping centers that are key to Roswell’s retail economy,” Stroud said.

“These guys have the backing and the funding to do what really needs to be done,” he said.

Another positive factor with Sterling is the city knows exactly who they are dealing with. Often, the true owners are hidden in an LLC (limited liability company).

“These are folks we can reach out and touch,” Stroud said. “They want to be a part of the community. That’s a big

Sterling Organization’s suburban purchases North DeKalb Mall – Sterling bought the 71-acre Decatur property with 622,000-square-foot retail mall in partnership with Lennar Commercial Investors for $15.5 million in 2014 from Hendon Properties.

It is located at the corner of Lawrenceville Road and North Druid Hills Road in Decatur.

Roswell Village Shopping Mall – Sterling purchased this 145,000-square-foot retail center in 2014 for $10.55 million. It sits on the southwest corner of Holcomb Bridge Road and Ga. 9 (Atlanta Street).

Market Center Mall – Sterling paid $8.63 million to GE Capital for the 81,829-square-foot property on the northwest corner of Holcomb Bridge Road and Holcomb Woods Parkway in Roswell.

factor for me. We are talking directly with the investors and not some faceless owners you can’t even contact.”

Also, Sterling understands Roswell’s demographics and that it meets their long-term goals.

“If they want to have a foothold in the northern arc, they know Roswell along with Alpharetta and Johns Creek will be key and center,” he said.

Having a relationship with the investors helps the city and companies such as Sterling.

“We’re getting out in front of the 8 ball, rather than remaining behind it,” Stroud said.

“Knowing who they are means we can partner with them to meet the long-term economic development for the city.

“That’s not for tomorrow or the next five years down the road. We are talking about 20 years and 30 years into the future,” he said. “So we want companies like Sterling who are in for the long haul.”

Sterling, named a Top 100 Property Owner by Retail Traffic Magazine, fills that bill. The company sees North Atlanta as a retail market that is both strong and growing. Sterling President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Kosoy said Atlanta is an area that they are studying closely for investment opportunities.

The first three properties that Sterling has closed on are North DeKalb Mall in Decatur and Roswell Village Shopping Mall and Market Center, both in Roswell. In all, Sterling spent $34.68 million to own outright or take the majority

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Sterling Organization is actively searching for additional properties for acquisition in the North Fulton area. From left, Sterling VP of Development Dustin Hicks, Roswell City Councilwoman Nancy Diamond, Sterling Regional Director Rob Morris, Roger Wise and Roswell Inc. Executive Director Steve Stroud discuss Roswell’s retail environment. position in the properties.

Beyond the specific market – which Sterling does like overall – Sterling was attracted to the opportunities these under-performing properties offered.

“We are opportunity driven.

We prefer to find properties in the market that we think have significant room for improvement beyond just the market that needs to improve,” Kosoy said.

In other words, the market is present and the property has a good location, but it lacks the capital and the expertise that can get the property producing up to speed.

Take Roswell Village Shopping Center, for example.

It was originally developed in 1973, and 75,000 people

live within a 3-mile radius of the property. The average household income in the area is more than $82,000. Over 100,000 cars drive by the shopping center daily. These are numbers Sterling can work with.

But Sterling is cautious, not speculative, Kosoy said.

“We are very focused on real estate fundamentals,” he said. “We look for real estate that can be vastly improved.

We only do about 1 percent of the deals we look at.”

Sterling Regional Director Rob Morris, who is an Emory graduate and a 20-year Atlanta resident, said Atlanta’s growth pattern has been set since Ga. 400 opened the gates north-

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Knowing when Price of residential land you need help climbs out of depression A key success factor for a small business owner is knowing when they need help. Do you reach out internally and externally to others when you think you need help?

Assistance from others can make a big difference in getting things done, and not having to learn something from scratch if you can get help from someone else.

When you start a new small business, it seems like you need to learn a million new things.

Well, maybe not a million, but it’s a very lengthy list of things you’ll either need to learn how to do, or get help from someone else.

For example, small business owners are responsible for their operations, sales, financial and risk management, hiring and retaining staff, information technology, taxes and many other things.

No small business owner knows everything about everything.

Sterling: Continued from Page 16 ward 25 years ago.

“The northern arc of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and East Cobb has opened up to be just the market for us,” Morris said. “It’s a mature market and for a company like us, it affords significant opportunities in North Fulton.

The market just continues to grow.”

Sterling is looking for “capital-starved” properties that it thinks can be turned around with the right fusion of cash and management.

There is another reason Sterling likes to invest in these underperforming properties. The company can be the knight in armor that the community and elected officials can’t wait to see ride in to turn blight into retail might.

It would be a rare case where a community or a city government would not welcome a company that wants to come in and significantly upgrade the retail performance of a center and fill empty storefronts.

“We want to come into a mature market like Roswell and work with the community to significantly improve the asset we now have,” Morris said.

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There is no problem with trying to learn new skills and being able to do more on your own, but the compromise is the time that it takes.

Knowing when you need help will ultimately help you run your small business more successfully. $300 million (so far) high-end, mixed-use project, has grabbed the spotlight.

“There’s a pattern there.

We are not developers, but we see what people are doing; the market is there,” Morris said.

Redeveloping these underperforming properties across the country has been Sterling’s history and it has paid handsomely to Sterling’s investors.

Sterling’s strict adherence to its tried-and-true formula is what the company will do, said Kosoy.

So Market Center’s 55 percent occupancy and Roswell Village’s 31 percent occupancy did not dismay Sterling.

“We have a long and successful track record of improving underperforming properties across the country. We like to bring capital to communities and properties that have historically been under-capitalized,” said Kosoy.

By focusing on redevelopment and revitalization, Sterling not only capitalizes on the properties themselves, but the company also gains the community and political leaders as allies in their quest to turn around these properties.

“It puts us in a much better place, because everyone wants the same thing. We don’t have the push and pull that developers often get,” Kosoy said.

“At the end of the day the community gets a much better product and we get the returns we need to provide to our investors.”

Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Norton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.”

Medical office looks good on all metrics.

We see the emergence of a two-pronged trend where hospital campuses or close proximity clusters provide concentration for doctors, but diffusion into communities, into malls, provides convenience for consumers. Health care is going to be 20 percent of gross national product, so the real estate opportunity is huge.

Another area of interest is lots.

Over the past several years, builders have gotten comfortable paying below market value for finished lots.

Finished lot prices were as low as 5 to 6 percent of home values in some areas.

Builders and developers wrote down lot costs and were

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able to dispose of them at less than the cost to develop. Real estate owned supply grew, and it seemed most builders were taking down lots from banks not developers. Even though communities were struggling to generate sales, the holding cost of lots was relatively low.

As activity jumped over the past several quarters, builders are scrambling to control lots that they previously were scared to put on their books.

Developers and investors who have held out through the downturn are finally being rewarded for their patience.

Developers in many markets

are now getting 20 to 23 percent of finished home price from builders for lots in A and B locations. This may be hard to stomach for those who have become accustomed to paying $15,000 to $20,000 for lots in recent years, and are now forced to pay over $35,000 for a lot in the same community.

Most builders’ focus will continue to shift from generating sales to securing land positions. Homebuilders will offer fewer incentives and options to gain market share and focus more on controlling lots in the top submarkets.

Sales managers may have been the hardest working bunch through the downturn, but that role may now be shifting to the acquisition and development teams. The days of calling an asset manager and signing a contract to buy lots are coming to an end. It’s back to intensive research and due diligence, and soon taking a piece of dirt for letter of indemnity to finish lots.

Average value of residential lots in Georgia Year

Home value

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$208,396 $152,128 $202,632 $159,927 $188,183 $168,837 $176,355 $164,382 $162,660 $154,527 $162,643 $153,680 $178,669 $156,388 $197,449 $162,522 $211,551 $166,294

Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1

Structure cost

Land value

Land share %

$56,269 $42,706 $19,346 $11,973 $8,133 $8,963 $22,281 $34,927 $45,257

27% 21.1% 10.3% 6.8% 5% 5.5% 12.5% 17.7% 21.4%

Source: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

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New townhomes under construction ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Downtown Alpharetta is getting to be a popular destination, not just to visit but also to live. At the northern end of downtown, on Ga. 9 between Canton Street and Vaughan Drive, nearly 50 homes are slated to be built.

Development is already well under way, with the site being cleared.

Situated on about 6 acres,

the new development at Winthrope Park will have 47 townhomes.

The townhomes will be about 2,400 square feet in size.

There will be one primary access point on Winthrope Park Drive.

Such a development is a much higher density than the neighboring Winthrope Park neighborhood, which is a tra-

ditional single-family neighborhood.

However, city staff approved this as a “transition” from the neighborhoods along Main Street and the higher density commercial areas of Windward Parkway.

The townhomes were approved by the city in April of last year.

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Coca-Cola joins tech group to boost start-ups

ROSWELL, Ga. — Internal Medicine Associates of Roswell and Dr. Jason T. Hayes are proud to announce their new practice at 1265 Upper Hembree Road, Suite 205, in Roswell. The full-service medical practice offers comprehensive care and experience to treat a full range of illnesses.

“We believe in providing high HAYES level customer service, excellent patient care and outstanding patient education,” said Dr. Hayes. “We are extremely delighted to provide this service to Roswell and the surrounding communities of North Fulton.”

For more information, visit www.internalmedicineassociatesofroswell.com.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Greater Alpharetta Tech Network, a nonprofit association whose mission is to engage and grow the greater Alpharetta technology community, has announced a new partnership with the Coca-Cola Company. The yearlong sponsorship will help drive tech innovation not only within CocaCola and its partners, but also within the area.

“Partnering with GATN provides us with an additional avenue to identify innovation being developed in this vibrant start-up community,” said Tom North, global commercialization manager at Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola Company will collaborate with GATN to organize two more fast-pitch events, where local tech start-up companies will be invited to pitch innovative ideas to Coke’s technology team and their partners. The Coca-Cola Company will also be visible as a sponsor in all of GATN’s programming and events.

Excent Corp. names new Medicaid services chief ROSWELL, Ga. – Jennifer Robinson has joined Excent Corp. as the new director of Medicaid services. A provider of data solutions and services for both special and general education, Excent provides Medicaid billing tools and services that assist K-12 school districts in maximizing Medicaid reimbursement revenue while improving efficiency.

Robinson will oversee Excent Medicaid, a comprehensive logging and billing application that integrates with districts’ existing IEP systems, and Excent’s Medicaid Billing Service, which is designed to make Medicaid reimbursement more accessible to all districts and schools.

Robinson most recently served as the director of Medicaid at Computer Automation Systems, where she managed all aspects of the division. She spent eight years as a senior account executive for Medicaid services and product director for the company.

Prior to that, Robinson was a product manager for Pearson School Systems.

PEOPLE:

Dorsey joins Keller Williams CUMMING, Ga. — Keller Williams Community Partners welcomes newly licensed agent, Cassi Dorsey to their team.

“Since joining Keller Williams Community Partners, I am now able to help the public reach huge life goals such as purchasing their first home, selling a property that just isn’t the right fit anymore or finding an investment property in order to gain some passive income,” Dorsey said. “The team at KW has made me feel like part of the plan since day one, and I love being able to share that with my clients.”

Asbury Automotive CIO to speak at luncheon

ROSWELL, Ga. – The Technology Association of Georgia and the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce continue their 2015 monthly speaker series with Barry Cohen, vice president and chief information officer of Asbury Automotive Group. Cohen will speak on risk-taking and how it contributes to the nature of business success.

COHEN The speaker series is designed to offer networking opportunities in an intimate setting while learning from some of the region’s most influential and strategic thinkers.

This month’s event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 10 at the Stony River Steakhouse, 10524 Alpharetta Hwy. in Roswell. To register, visit www.tagonline.org/events/.

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Goal-setting, achievement to be subject of lecture JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Greg Mooney of Leadership Max LLC, in conjunction with the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce, will host a Lunch and Learn seminar from noon to 1 p.m. July 14 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road.

Mooney will provide awareness and insight into goal-setting and goal achievement, and teach participants how to actively and effectively set and achieve their goals.

The event is $10 for chamber members, $20 for guests. To register, visit www.members.johnscreekchamber.com/events.

– Malik Jones

Seminar to discuss ways to add liquidity ATLANTA – Marc Lewyn, CEO of Strategic Liquidity Services at GV Financial Advisors, will host a free workshop to help business owners manage their wealth.

The lecture is designed to teach business owners how to generate liquidity over time without selling or giving up strategic control of their companies and ways to maintain important relationships and focus on parts of the business they enjoy. This workshop is also important for owners who may be preparing to sell and want to eliminate any chances of mistakes or regret in the future.

The workshop will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at GV Financial Advisors, 1100 Abernathy Road, 500 Northpark Town Center, Suite 500 in Atlanta.

– Malik Jones

Mayor to speak at chamber breakfast ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle will be the featured speaker at the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce’s August Coffee and Commerce networking breakfast. The event will be held Aug. 20 at the Alpharetta Athletic Club East Course Clubhouse, 3430 Ga. 9 North.

The goal for these meetings is to BELLE ISLE help grow local businesses and keep people in the business community informed.

The event is $20 for chamber members, $30 for non-members.

– Malik Jones

New lease raises Avalon’s office occupancy ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Avalon continues to build its office tenant roster with the most recent addition of Digital Intelligence Systems, one of the largest international IT consulting services companies in the United States.

Additionally, a separate lease is under negotiation, which will bring the 86-acre mixeduse property’s office component to 90 percent leased.

DISYS will move to its 10,700-square-foot Avalon office in November, allowing the company to double its local team, bringing an estimated 100 new jobs to the Alpharetta area.

Phase I of Avalon contains 108,000 square feet of Class-A loft office space.

On the heels of the successful leasing activity in Phase I, Hines is scheduled to develop a 200,000-square-foot office building, which is set to deliver in the second quarter of 2016.

Phase II will also include a 325-key Autograph Collection by Marriott hotel and a 42,000-squarefoot conference center.

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MODEL UN CAMP

Learn the basics of debate and international relations at this educational summer camp at the Waterside subdivision Clubhouse in Milton. July 6 - 9. Free.

Call 770-903-5793 or email campdhal@gmail.com for more info.

EVENTS: FRIDAY NIGHT DIVE-IN

What: The City of Alpharetta is hosting a poolside movie.

Bring family, friends and floats. The movie begins at dusk, around 8:45 p.m. Gates open at 7:30 p.m.

When: Friday July 17 Where: City Pool at Wills Park Cost: General pool admission is $3 per person. 2015 Pool Pass Holders are admitted at no cost.

Contact: 678-297-6100 Email: accprograms@ alpharetta.ga.us Web: www.alpharetta.ga.us

GENTLE YOGA

Hone your strength, flexibility and balance at Park Place at Newton School, 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek. July 16, 2:30pm. Call 678-5123430 or email ParkPlace@ JohnsCreekGa.gov for more info.

Email: ParkPlace@ JohnsCreekGa.gov Web: www.johnscreekGA.gov/ ParkPlace

ART WORKSHOP

Learn art mediums and techniques at Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek. July 14, 10am.

Cost is $10. Call 678-5123430 or email ParkPlace@ JohnsCreekGa.gov for more info.

Apple iphone or ipad iOS 6.1 or above and your photo albums or loose photos.

The Pic Scanner app allows for 12 scans, and is free to download. The app’s full version costs $2.99. RSVP is required.

When: July 18 at 10 a.m. to noon Where: Park Place at Newton School at 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek Cost: $5 Contact: 678-512-3430 Email: ParkPlace@ JohnsCreekGa.gov Web: www.johnscreekGA.gov/ ParkPlace

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STREET FEAST

What: Alpharetta’s weekly Food Truck Ally returns.

When: July 9 Where: Downtown Old Roswell Street in Alpharetta Cost: Bring money for food.

Web: www.alpharetta.ga.us

CROCHET AND KNIT

What: Learn how to crochet and knit at this volunteer led program.

When: July 15 11 a.m.

Where: Park Place at Newton School at 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek Contact: 678-512-3430

What: Bring your children to see Hans Christian Anderson’s fable turned puppet show.

When: July 13-16, various times Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center at 950 Forrest Street Cost: $5 Contact: 770-594-6232 Web: www.roswellgov.com

JUNIOR BRIDGE CAMP

What: Learn bridge at the Atlanta Junior Bridge camp, open to ages 8 to 18. Preregistration is required.

When: July 20 to July 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library in Johns Creek at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road. For information call 770-360-8897.

Cost: Free Contact: Karen Christian via phone at 770-998-9723 or email kschrist2@yahoo.com.

Web: www.afpls.org

COMPUTER CLASS

What: Come to a Bluehair Technology group pilot class on how to use the multiple photo scanner iPhone app Pic Scanner. Bring your

SHADOW PUPPETRY

The Hero’s Journey, literature’s renowned storytelling template, will be told through shadow puppetry at Ocee Library at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek. July 16, 11 a.m. Visit www.afpls.org for more info.

TAI CHI

What: Get active at this 26Step traditional Yang Style Tai Chi class.

When: July 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Where: Park Place at Newton School at 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek Contact: 678-512-3430 Email: ParkPlace@ JohnsCreekGa.gov Web: www.johnscreekGA.gov/ ParkPlace

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Submit your event to northfulton. com or email with photo to calendar@northfulton.com.

For a more complete list of local events including support groups, volunteer opportunities and business meetings visit the calendar on northfulton.com.

Road in Johns Creek Contact: 770-360-8820.

Web: www.afpls.org

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ALIVE AFTER FIVE

What: Check out live music, vendors, shopping and food trucks. Stores and restaurants offer discounts and specials. Kids’ activities include games and face painting. Parking is at City Hall. Trolleys will offer free rides from the City Hall parking lot to Canton Street.

When: July 16 at 5 p.m.

Where: Downtown historic Roswell Web: www. aliveafterfiveroswell.com

What: Professional art educators will hold an instructional art program for elementary age students.

Spots are limited to 20.

When: July 16 at 2 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek Contact: 770-360-8897 Web: www.afpls.org

MUSIC:

R5 CONCERT

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

What: Learn photography history, DSLR basics, lighting and photo editing. Ages 12 to 18 are welcome. Registration is required. The class is limited to 12 spots, so register early!

When: July 21 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks library at 9560 Spruill Road in Johns Creek Contact: 770-360-8820.

Web: www.afpls.org

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ALIVE AT THE SQUARE

What: Find more kids’ activities at the Alive at the Square, part of Alive After Five. Check out live music, children’s theater, bounce houses, slides, trains, face painting, hair braiding, costume contests and educational programs.

When: July 16 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Roswell Historic Town Square at 610 Atlanta Street Cost: Free Web: www.aliveatthesquare. com

PRACTICE SAT

What: Test prep company Kaplan will hold a practice PSAT test for ninth and tenth graders. Registration required.

Space is limited to 20 spots.

When: July 11 at 2 p.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks library at 9560 Spruill

What: See pop rock band R5 perform in concert.

When: Friday July 10 at 7 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 2200 Encore Parkway in Alpharetta Web: www.vzwamp.com

NICK FINZER

What: See jazz trombonist and composer Nick Finzer perform.

When: Show times are 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Velvet Note 4075 Old Milton Pkwy in Alpharetta Cost: Admission $24 Web: www.thevelvetnote.com

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Here are three natural treatments that you can do to support your thyroid: 1. Detoxify your liver Maybe you are asking yourself what your liver has to do with your thyroid. The answer is, “lots!” Your liver is a very important organ, as one

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Your liver is also responsible for converting the T4 (Thyroxine) hormone into the more active T3 form.

2. Ensure you get enough iodine, BUT…..

If you are including iodized salt in your diet, you are probably okay.

However, as many people try to cut back on their salt intake for other health reasons such as maintaining healthy blood pressures, they also reduce their intake of iodine. One BIG exception to the iodine rule: if you’ve been

diagnosed with or think you may have Hashimoto’s (autoimmune hypothyroiditis), iodine may make you worse if there is a selenium deficiency.

Selenium protects against the effects of iodine toxicity.

If you increase iodine without checking for a selenium deficiency, you can not only create Hashimotos but make it worse if you have already been diagnosed with it.

Make sure your doctor is testing for this before any iodine therapy is under taken.

3. Eat certain foods that support your thyroid, and avoid or lessen consumption of others that do not.

As Hippocrates stated, “Let food be thy medicine...”

Foods to include in your diet include: • Eggs • Grass-fed beef • Wild caught saltwater fish • Cultured or fermented dairy (cheese or yogurt) from grass-fed sources

Avoid or lessen consumption of foods such as: Some foods are considered “goitrogenic,” meaning they cause the thyroid to function more slowly, making hypothyroid symptoms worse.

The foods that fall in this category include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and kale.

Other foods that do not support your thyroid’s functioning include: • Peanuts • Corn • Almonds • Soy products (soy milk, soy shakes, etc) • Spinach • Peaches • Pears • Turnips • Foods containing gluten In summary, I hope this article answers some of your questions regarding the different therapies available to treat hypothyroidism naturally.

There are some natural ways to support your thyroid, and

ensure it functions optimally.

By gaining an understanding of these different treatments, I believe the majority of people with a thyroid disorder will be able to see significant improvements in their symptoms.

That being said, there are those who will need additional tweaks, deeper testing, and personalized changes to their diet, supplements, and lifestyle plan before they see the improvements they’re looking for. So you may want to find a doctor that practices functional medicine.

A functional medical doctor can assist you with natural ways of treating the root cause of illness, rather than just treating the symptoms with medication. And this is what I do, so if you or someone you know may have a thyroid disorder and want to correct this condition, please call (770) 731-9410 or visit www.DrSavedoff.com and schedule an appointment with me today.

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Six reasons it’s a grand time to be a grandparent

By Eileen Johnson, RN,BSN,LCCE

preciate the extra attention. It is nice to be needed again.

As a grandparent, every moment with a grandchild can be renewing. As parents, we learned about love, responsibilities and relationships.

These life lessons continue as we experience the wonderful and important work of grandparenting.

Here are six reasons being a grandparent is grand: 1. Experience a Redo As a grandparent, you know what is important. You love your grandchildren whole heartedly, free from the worries and concerns parents have.

There are fewer expectations and scheduling concerns, tension and stressors that accompany parenting. You can be more relaxed than a parent.

Your experience helps to avoid the pitfalls parents are bound to experience.

3. Living in the Moment Children live in the here and now. In this busy world of 24/7 communication, it is nice to be still. Holding your grandchild, rocking them, listening to their stories, singing fun songs, reading a favorite book or having a meal together all create these precious moments.

2. Be Yourself and Have Fun Your grandchildren love to spend time with you and ap-

4. Learn New Things The world through the eyes of a grandchild is a wonderful place. Playing, reading or taking a walk outside in the great outdoors. They see things in a way we may have ignored or since forgotten.

5. Grandparent as Teacher Grandparents can share a hobby or skill that they enjoy.

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their age and look at family photos. You can be a model of good parenting for your own children.

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There are 365 new opportunities each year to love and be loved as you enjoy those wonderful moments with your

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A lot has changed since grandparents had their children. To enable you to be helpful to your children, especially when caring for a newborn, you should get informed.

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Be a satisfied patient and a savvy consumer Dr. Deborah Woodward I am saddened as a Doctor of Audiology that so many people with hearing loss don’t know they have options that will significantly improve their lives, or for various reasons, choose not to take advantage of them. Secondly, many of those who do seek help end up on a path leading to poor results and wasted money.

When seeking help, your choices literally run from seeing a doctor that specializes in patient hearing care to a salesperson with no formal training.

Like fingerprints, no two ears are the same, even on the same person, and a Doctor of Audiology can diagnose and determine what is “missing” in an individual’s range of hearing.

Nine out of 10 first-time users do not consult with an actual Audiologist and/or choose based solely on the price. Most often they either: purchase

aids in retail storefronts, in warehouse clubs next to the tires and office supplies, or buy sound amplifiers marketed as “hearing aids” online and from TV infomercials or magazine ads.

It is NOT all about the hearing aid!

Before I can even recommend a brand, let alone a model, I ask questions and get to know you and the type of life you live. Then, after using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment to get a complete “picture” of your hearing profile, we will together choose your best option.

Professional Audiologists and personalized technology make all the difference in getting and keeping you hearing at your very best. However, do not assume that this level of service equates to higher prices on your hearing technology. My patients are pleasantly surprised that device pricing is competitive – even to that of the warehouse clubs.

Getting started is easy, painless, and in most cases, covered by insurance! Important - When taking this first step, choose an office that has an “in-network” provider. In this case, all testing is covered by a co-pay at most

AND, more and more insurance plans now cover all or part of the cost of hearing devices.

Both young and old are sometimes reluctant to consider hearing aids, thinking they might make them look older, weaker or less than normal. But 90% of devices used today are almost invisible and won’t be noticed unless the wearer points them out!

Help is available. Begin Day 1 of the rest of your life hearing more of it.

Dr. Woodward and her staff at the Johns Creek Audiology and Hearing Center is well renowned for their award winning service. They also provide diagnostic testing for hearing disorders, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), vertigo, and ear wax management. All major insurance plans are accepted and no interest finance plans are offered. They can be reached at 770-814-1260 and via their website YourHearingLink.com

Investing in improving mental health (NAPSI)—According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in every four American adults has a mental illness of some kind.

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How It Works: To improve the quality of care nationwide, the Act establishes federal status and criteria for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHCs) that provide comprehensive mental health and addiction outpatient services.

These CCBHCs are responsible for basic primary care screenings and services to address the chronic conditions that drive high costs and poor health outcomes among people with behavioral health disorders.

Crisis services play a critical role in de-escalating mental health crises and diverting individuals into care. The criteria also emphasize the special requirements of populations such as veterans, whose health needs, Rosenberg says, the United States has failed to meet.

Additionally, the CCBHCs will break through barriers to work with a variety of health system partners, including primary care, hospitals, VA centers and more.

Because many state systems can’t support the kind of comprehensive, coordinated care necessitated by the CCB-

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Johns Creek Healthcare Association Founded and incorporated in 2007, the Johns Creek Healthcare Association (JCHA) is a not for profit, multi-specialty organization comprised of individuals in the healthcare industry from the Duluth and Suwanee, Georgia area known as Johns Creek. This organization not only includes physicians but individuals from every facet of the care of the human being, such as nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, pharmacists, long term care providers, chiropractors, the list goes on. The uniqueness of this group is that it is community based but with no single hospital association and therefore it’s reach is immeasurable.

This organization was the initiative of a collection of passionate and committed individuals who believe in the strength of the Johns Creek health care community. Upon compiling their intentions, they authored the following, The JCHA Vision - The Johns Creek Healthcare Association strives to enhance the quality of human life by supporting an environment in

which healthcare providers of all specialties in can provide the highest quality of care and patient outcomes.

The JCHA Mission The Johns Creek Healthcare Association shall promote providing the highest level of healthcare and healthcare related products by encouraging a supportive environment in which healthcare providers and healthcare businesses throughout the Johns Creek community shall interact to: • Further education, within the membership and the community, • Promote health and patient access to quality care, • Organize legislatively to ensure that the highest quality of care remains available in our community, state and country, and • Organize logistically to ensure that the John’s Creek healthcare community acts and is regarded as a cohesive entity.

Our association represents a standard to excellence, our personal commitment to extraordinary care. You can rest assured that you will receive the highest quality treatment and care from a JCHA provider. We encourage you to choose a JCHA member when you require the very best health care. And frankly, when do you not?

And as a healthcare provider, why not join our association? You can reach us via email, johnscreekhealthcare@ gmail.com, or by contacting our Executive Director, Diane Lasorda, via phone, 678-8984645.

Johns Creek Healthcare Association is truly a part of your community. Feel confident with it a part of your life as well. We look forward to treating you and your family. For more on us and our members please visit www. johnscreekhealthcare.org/

Doctor, what are your top health-promoting strategies?

A patient recently asked me what my top health-promoting strategies are. She was feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health information in the media, and wanted my advice. Here were my recommendations: Go organic. Organic food is not only full of nutrients, but it also limits our exposure to harmful pesticides and other nasty chemicals.

Cut out sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Even a small amount has been shown to be as addictive as nicotine and cocaine.

Avoid artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose, and use natural ones like stevia and xylitol instead.

Eat grass-fed butter. It provides healthy fat you need.

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Health: Continued from Page 21 stand how the mouth can affect the body and its immune system.

Plaque is a sticky film of food debris, bacteria and saliva. If plaque is not removed

ingredients list will have a “partially hydrogenated” oil.

While you’re at it, eat more nuts and nut butters – just make sure they don’t have added sugar or trans-fats.

In addition to the above, a large majority of people also need to cut out gluten due to its inflammatory effects.

STEGALL Exercise at least 3-4 times per week. Resistance training is best.

Manage stress through daily prayer or meditation.

I work with patients every day to help them overcome health issues. For more information, please call (770) 551-2730.

it turns into calculus (tartar).

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The Johns Creek Healthcare Association strives to enhance the quality of human life by supporting an environment in which healthcare providers of all specialties can provide the highest quality of care and patient outcomes. For optimal healthcare in the Johns Creek area, please visit or call one of our members.

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CARDIOLOGY

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Center for Advanced Dentistry Ushma Patel, DMD Tony Patel 6916 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suite 500 Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 623-8750 www.JohnsCreekSedationDentist.com Family Dentistry & Orthodontics W. Wayne Trowell, DDS, PC 4285 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite B Johns Creek, GA 30024 (678) 228-8025 www.wtrowelldds.com

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Dermatology Center of Atlanta Leslie Gray, MD 9900 Medlock Bridge Road Johns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 497-0699 www.dermatology-atlanta.com

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Ivy Falls Family Medicine Patrick Voswinkel, MD, FAAFP Karen Duvall, DO 10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 815 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (678) 990-4828 www.ivyfallsfamilymedicine.com

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Modern Obstetrics & Gynecology of North Atlanta, PC John Reyes, MD, FACOG Ingrid Reyes, MD, FACOG 10692 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 100A Johns Creek, GA 30097 (404) 446-2496 www.reyesobgyn.com

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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Bev Miller 6325 Hospital Parkway Johns Creek, GA 30097 (678) 474-7000 www.emoryjohnscreek.com MedCross Imaging LLC Kuo Lam Lee, MD 4375 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 300 Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 476-3939 www.medcrossimagingpc.com

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Milan Eye Center Milan Patel, MD 6300 Hospital Parkway, Suite 325 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (678) 381-2020 www.milaneyecenter.com

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Ricci Orthodontics Steven Ricci, DDS, MS 10475 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 114 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (678) 417-9848 www.ricciortho.com

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Emory Clinic Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine Oluseun Olufade, MD 6335 Hospital Parkway, Suite 202 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (404) 778-8078 www.emoryhealthcare.org/ortho

OrthoAtlanta Richard Johnston, MD Douglas Kasow, DO William Lichtenfeld, MD Snehal Dalal, MD GASTROENTEROLOGY Brian Morgan, MD Advanced Gastroenterology Associates, LLC NEUROLOGY Comprehensive Neurology Specialists, PC Jenny Stone Brian Hudes, MD Mark Harris, MD 6300 Hospital Parkway, Suite 400 4275 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite A Robert Waldrop, MD Johns Creek, GA 30097 Suwanee, GA 30024 6300 Hospital Parkway, Suite 260 (678) 205-4261 (678) 475-1606 Johns Creek, GA 30097 www.orthoatlanta.com www.advgastro.com (770) 454-4685 www.cnsneurology.com PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY GENERAL SURGERY Children’s Dental Zone Johns Creek Surgery, PC Georgia Neurology and Sleep Medicine Daniel King, DDS William Johnson, MD Associates 3455 Old Alabama Road 6920 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suite 340 David Lesch, MD Alpharetta, GA 30022 Suwanee, GA 30024 4385 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 230 (770) 777-1222 (770) 232-2911 Johns Creek, GA 30024 www.childrensdentalzone.com www.johnscreeksurgery.com (770) 814-9455 www.ganeurosleep.com PEDIATRICS HOME HEALTH CARE Johns Creek Pediatrics, PC Amedisys Home Health Agency OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Karen Dewling, MD, FAAP Kelley Bishop Complete Women’s Healthcare Harriette Perlstein, MD, FAAP 3505 Duluth Park Lane, Suite 300 Dorigen Kasparek, MD 4395 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 150 Duluth, GA 30096 Supriya Rao, MD Suwanee, GA 30024 (678) 455-5207 Laquita Martinez, MD (770) 814-1160 www.amedisys.com 10710 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 200 www.johnscreekpediatrics.net Johns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 622-9810 www.womenscareonline.com

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Arbor Terrace of Johns Creek Tammy Elkins 3180 Karen White Drive Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 999-9577 www.arborcompany.com/locations/johns-creek/ Belmont Village at Johns Creek Jan Boatright Leslie Sowders 4315 Johns Creek Parkway Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 813-9505 www.johnscreek.belmontvillage.com Bright Star Lifecare Scott Morrison, CSA 3055 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 100 Duluth, GA 30097 (678) 646-5400 www.brightstarcare.com Ivy Hall Senior Living Susan Gale 5690 State Bridge Road Johns Creek, GA 30022 (770) 402-6035 www.premierseniorliving.com SarahCare Adult Care Centers Beth O’Donoghue 4265 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite B Johns Creek, GA 30024 (404) 617-5851 www.sarahcare.com/johnscreek St. Ives Memory Care Kathy Earnest 5835 Medlock Bridge Parkway Johns Creek, GA 30022 (770) 476-1777 www.premierseniorliving.com

VASCULAR MEDICINE

North Atlanta Vascular & Vein Center Uthan Vivek, MD, MS, FRCS, FACS Sujatha Vivek, MD, FACOG, MRCOG (UK) 6300 Hospital Parkway, Suite 375 Johns Creek, GA 30097 (770) 771-5260 www.navascularclinic.com

The Johns Creek Healthcare Association would like to thank our Diamond Sponsor – Emory Johns Creek Hospital – for their continued support.

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Simon Miller of Centennial selected for Global Youth Summit WALTHAM, MASS. – Brandeis University announced that Simon Miller will represent Centennial High School and the state of Georgia at the Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine.

“The next generation of health care providers will practice in an environment hard to imagine just a few years ago.

Leading-edge science is rapidly changing the daily practice of health care” said Steven Goldstein, chairman of the Global Youth Summit and senior vice president of Brandeis University. “We are in the midst of the most significant and fundamental change in health care delivery in our lifetime and young people who start now will be the future leaders in the field of medicine.”

Aligned with Brandeis’ admissions standards, only students with exceptional academic records and test scores as well as documented interest in a medical or health career were invited to apply. Out of the hundreds of outstanding applicants, Miller is one of only 240 delegates selected for the program.

Delegates to the summit will gain unique, behindthe-scenes insight into the dynamic world of health care through experiential learning, guest lectures and networking opportunities with leaders and innovators in the global medical community in order to build upon their already significant abilities and chart their path to becoming leaders in medicine.

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Delegates will hear from prominent Brandeis faculty members including fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and medical researchers and innovators.

The Summit’s keynote addresses will be delivered by Dr. Bruce Walker, director of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, director of Plastic Surgery Transplantation and medical director of the burn center at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Joshua Boger, PhD, founder, director and CEO (Former) of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

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Hooch’s Kemp-Hanson commits Batter up for Johns to Play Soccer at SCAD Creek adult co-ed softball JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School’s Hope Kemp-Hanson has committed to play soccer at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in the fall of 2016, where she plans to major in fashion design.

SCAD, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics school, competes in the Sunbelt Conference.

Kemp-Hanson will be a four-year varsity letterman her senior year and four-year starter. She came back strong after overcoming a broken leg her freshman year that resulted in an eight month recovery.

She began playing soccer at the age of four and has competed at the club level for Norcross, Concorde Fire and Tophat. She made the Olympic Development Program, Jr. Elite Clubs National League, made it to the semifinals in the Super Y National Championship in Tampa, Fla., and has played soccer in 12 states over the years.

Kemp-Hanson has earned honor roll every semester at Chattahoochee, maintaining a 4.0 and is a member of the National Honor Society.

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Chattahoochee’s Hope Kemp-Hanson has committed to play soccer at Savannah College of Art and Design in the fall of 2016. With her are seated father Timothy Hanson and mother April Kemp. Standing, from left are Shane Burke, coach Billy Coxhead, coach Vince Strine, coach Les Meenan, coach Rob Di Figlio and CHS Principal Tim Duncan.

Athletes that Care. This is an organization of school athletes who have pledged to raise $50,000 for charity by the time they graduate in 2016.

She is a member of DECA, and works on the yearbook staff.

Kemp-Hanson has won numerous awards for community service over the years, including:

• The North Fulton Young Hero Award, • Kohl’s Kids that Care, Hope For The Future • and The Atlanta Hawks’ Be Greater Award.

She recently traveled to the National Teen Leadership Conference in Sacramento, California to receive the Presidential Award for Volunteerism.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Dig out your cleats, find your glove, and then round up some friends or co-workers for some co-ed softball.

The City of Johns Creek’s fall co-ed adult softball league is gearing up for its seventh year of slowpitch league play. Registration runs thru July 31 and is limited to the first eight teams to sign up.

The registration fee is $450 per team, plus $15 for each non-resident player on the team roster.

The season, which starts Aug. 25 and finishes Oct. 20, consists of seven regular-

season games per team plus a single-elimination championship tournament if weather permits.

The hour-long games are played on Tuesday nights at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. at Ocee Park, 10900 Buice Road, unless they’re rescheduled because of weather.

Participants must be at least 18 years old. Registration forms are online. A City Rec 1 account is required for registration, and can be filled out online as well.

Contact information: Sunnie.McWalters@JohnsCreekGA.gov or 678-512-3200.

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Ashlyn Payne is congratulated for her prize-winning essay by U.S. Congrerssman Tom Price, R-6, at his office on Capitol Hill.

JCHS’s Payne recognized for prize-winning essay JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Ashlyn Payne, a rising senior at Johns Creek High School, was recently named an essay contest winner by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

The topic for the NSCDA’s 2014 – 2015 essay contest was “How have the values and ideas of America’s colonial past made possible our country’s present?”

In response to the prompt, Ashlyn wrote about the need for unyielding commitment to freedom and unique American character in a paper en-

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Payne is one of three students from Georgia the NSCDA celebrated as national winners this year.

The NSCDA honored Payne with a scholarship to attend the Washington Workshops Foundation 2015 Congressional Seminar in Washington, D.C. which took place June 20 – 26.

While there, Ashlyn studied the U.S. Congress, visited historical sites, and met with her Congressman Tom Price, R-6th. Ashlyn is the daughter of Gayla and Robert Payne.

Brookhaven residents from left Ed Greer, Bill Novinger and Ernie Thompson raise the flag on the community’s new flag pole on the Fourth as trumpeter Thomas Callander plays.

Brookhaven residents honor 4th of July, vets JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Residents of the Brookhaven community celebrated the 4th of July with a ceremony honoring veterans and their families.

A newly installed 25-foot flag pole flies an American Flag at the clubhouse of the 55+ active adult neighborhood in Johns Creek.

Veterans and other residents donated the funds for the project headed by two veterans, Ed Greer and Ernie Thompson.

Bill Novinger, a WWII Marine veteran living in the community, had the honor of raising the flag. Enhancing the ceremony was Thomas Callander who trumpeted the raising of the colors.

Following the ceremony, cookies and lemonade were served in the Clubhouse to conclude the festivities.

Many of the veterans wore hats designating the branch of service in which they served.

Fulton seeking nominations for citizen Environmental Awards Program FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – The Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment is accepting nominations for its annual Environmental Awards Program. The three categories are Best Environmental Advocate, Best Development and Best Environmental Program. FCCCE is an advisory group appointed by members the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to assist in shaping environmental policy.

Each year FCCCE recognizes an individual, group and program that demonstrates excellence in establishing or supporting innovative environmental practices.

The deadline to submit entries for the 2015 Awards program is midnight, July 31, 2015. The awards will be presented Oct. 21, 2015 at the Board of Commissioners’ bi-monthly meeting.

Submission forms and information about the program can be found at www. fultoncountyga.gov/environmental-health or you may call 404-613-1546 to request a form. Return completed forms by email or postal mail to Environmental Health Services Division 99 Jesse Hill, Jr. Drive SE, Room 136 Atlanta, GA 30303 or debra.jennings@fultoncountyga.gov.

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JCHS freshman invited to Congress of Future Leaders Richard W. Carnegie II attends U. Mass science, technology lectures, meet top scientists

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek High School student Richard W. Carnegie II attended a unique summer seminar rubbing shoulders with some of the top scientists in their fields along with other specially chosen high school students from across the nation.

Yes it will be an unusual summer, but then Richard is an unusual young man.

He was nominated by no less of a sponsor than former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the science director of the event, to attend the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell at the University of Massachusetts.

The Congress is an honorsonly program for high school students who evidence personal zeal for the hot-button subjects of tomorrow: science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).

The purpose the event is to identify, honor, inspire and

motivate the top students in the country who aspire to be the next generation of scientists and technologists.

“These kids will hear from around 20 of the elite professionals in the science and technology fields,” said Zoe Baylin, admissions counsellor for the Congress.

“They are there to give upbeat and engaging interactive presentations about their firsthand knowledge and experience in various aspects in the science and technology fields.”

The idea is to inspire these young students to home in on a particular field of study that will shape their career paths at an early age.

These scientists will also act as mentors to the students, giving them tools and resources on how to launch their own careers in the science and technology fields, she said.

The attending students took advantage of opportunities to network with their fellow students as well as the presenting scientists.

Richard just turned 15 years old, making him one of the youngest of the 3,600 top high school students invited to attend the three-day conference hosted by the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, Mass.

To be eligible, a student 14 to 18 years old must have a scholastic average of at least 3.5 (Richard has a 4.0 average taking all AP or Honors courses) and be nominated by a teacher or member of the Congress of Future Leaders.

Richard is a good allaround student lettering in wrestling at JCHS as a freshman.

Many of the speakers at the Congress will be Nobel laureates and National Medal of Science winners talking about the leading areas of scientific research.

Among those speaking at the Congress will be Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway and recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation; Nobel laureate

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District: Continued from Page 4 feature. Beyond that half-mile core, development would be longer-term and less dense.”

That core area should likely contain: • 2,500 residents in condos, townhomes, apartments • 275,000 square-feet of retail • 1 million square feet of office • 300,000 square feet of civic space All of that could be contained in the canal district, with some spillover to the west side of Medlock Bridge Road and north toward McGinnis Ferry Road.

“So almost all of what is contemplated can be contained in buildings of three to four stories,” said Mayor Mike Bodker.

Councilman Bob Gray said getting to that “vibrancy” is key to being successful. He said he can get excited about the densities suggested in the 65 acres of the canal area, but not so much for the other areas of The District.

He wants more detail about scale, but he is warming to what he has seen.

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OPERATION OREO:

Alpharetta Methodist collects 5.6 tons of Oreos Goes to military overseas ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For anyone wondering what more than 5 tons of Oreo cookies looks like, ask the congregation of the Alpharetta First United Methodist Church.

With strong community support, Alpharetta First UMC collected 5.64 tons of Oreos for U.S. service members stationed in the Middle East. It was a record number for the church, which has conducted “Operation Oreo” every summer since 2009. This year’s goal was 4 tons of cookies, but a strong outpouring of support from local businesses, churches and individuals pushed the final cookie count well past the original target.

“The community and Alpharetta Methodist are to be applauded for their generous gift to the troops in the Middle

East,” said Senior Pastor Dr. Don Martin. “These Oreos are a sweet and tangible sign of our love and support for the brave men and women who serve in a dangerous land. May God protect them until they come home to a grateful nation.”

The Oreos were shipped to chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait, who will distribute them to men and women stationed at outposts in those countries. Alpharetta Methodist also sent some of the Oreos to service members aboard two floating medical treatment facilities, the USNS Comfort, stationed in the waters of the Middle East, and the USNS Mercy, currently in the Pacific Ocean.

The church asked its congregation and the community to donate Oreos throughout the month of June. The cookie drive culminated with patriotic worship services on Sunday, June 28. Stacks of Oreo packages surrounded the altar,

The congregation of the Alpharetta First United Methodist Church collected 5.64 tons of Oreos for service members overseas. while the choir and orchestra played patriotic music and military veterans were recognized.

The Abiding in the Vine Sunday School class packed the Oreos for shipment. Two members of the class, Gordon Barber and Mike Rademacher, spent many months coordinating the project and working with the military to identify units to receive the cookies.

This has been a tremendous team effort. The generosity of the community has been overwhelming while the volunteerism shown is unparalleled, said Barber.

Congregations at Chamblee, Roswell, North Springs,

Mt. Pisgah, Bethelview, Cannon and Simpsonwood United Methodist Churches collected hundreds of packages each.

In addition, members of Boy Scouts Troop 69 and Cub Scout Pack 459 donated cookies and wrote thank you notes.

A note was attached to nearly every package of Oreos sent.

Operation Oreo began in 2009 with a chance encounter between Dr. Martin and a young soldier aboard a plane.

The soldier was returning from duty in Iraq. When Dr. Martin asked him what he missed most while away, the young man replied, without hesitation, “Oreos, Double Stuf!”

Every summer since then, AFUMC has collected and shipped packages of Oreos to service men and women overseas to say thank you by giving them a little taste of home, in the form of cookies.

Last year’s cookie drive also had strong community support, helping the church collect 3.7 tons of Oreos for service members stationed at five forward operating bases in Afghanistan.

Alpharetta Methodist is located at 69 North Main Street in downtown Alpharetta. For more information about Operation Oreo, please visit afumc. org/oreo.

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Ocee and Northeast Spruill Junior bridge camp hosted at Ocee Library Oaks host July 16 programs Shadow puppetry tells Hero’s Journey The Hero’s Journey, literature’s renowned storytelling template, will be told through shadow puppetry at Ocee at 11 a.m. Hero and heroine tales from around the world will be shared. Children ages 5 to 12 are invited.

Art for kids At 2 p.m. professional art educators will hold an instructional art program for elementary age students. Spots are limited to 20. Ocee is located at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road.

For information call 770-360-8897.

Craft your goals Also at 2 p.m. Northeast Spruill Oaks invites the community to plan ahead and set goals at a vision board-crafting event. Northeast Spruill Oaks is located at 9560 Spruill Road.

For information call 770-360-8820.

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NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVAL FULTON COUNTY P. I. NUMBER 0010418

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK RFQ #15-216-1 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms for on-call Professional Engineering Services. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 10:00AM. on August 4, 2015 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Office, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Office will not be accepted. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on July 22, 2015, at 10:00 AM at the City Hall address, Council Chambers, 3rd floor.

The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d— 42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or firm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. FIVE (5) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. CD’s MUST BE FORMATTED AS A “TIF” FILE.) RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Learn bridge at the Atlanta Junior Bridge camp. Camp runs from July 20 to July 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is free and open to ages 8 to 18. Pre-registration is required.

To inquire and or reserve a spot contact Karen Christian via phone at 770-9989723 or email kschrist2@ yahoo.com. Ocee library will host the camp. The library is at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road. For information call 770-360-8897.

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Notice is hereby given in compliance with Georgia Code 22-2-109 and 32-3-5 that the Georgia Department of Transportation has approved the Location and Design of this project.

The date of location and design approval is: 6/30/15 The project will widen SR 120/Kimball Bridge Road from 2 to 4 lanes from State Bridge Road to Jones Bridge Road and will include the addition of an 8 to 10 foot enhanced sidewalk on both sides. The improvements include reconfiguring existing operational right-of-way to accommodate four lanes where the existing two lanes create bottleneck conditions. The project also includes operational improvements to medians, turn lanes, and traffic signals, and reconfiguration of the existing pavement and ROW to add two through lanes. The through lanes would connect to the existing four-lane sections and eliminate the bottleneck. SR 120/ Kimball Bridge Road within the intersections with State Bridge Road and Jones Bridge Road has previously been widened to the ultimate 4-lane width and this project will connect to those sections. The project has a total project length of 1.25 miles and is located entirely in Fulton County. The project is located in the 1st Land District of Fulton County and Land Lots 121, 128, 129, 153, 156-159, 162-164, 192, 193, 197, and 198.

This project will involve structural overlay of the existing pavement with full-depth widening to accommodate the future 4 lane sections. A 20’ raised median will be added to the corridor along with urban outside shoulders including closed drainage systems. The left shoulder will include a 10’ enhanced concrete sidewalk and the right shoulder will include a 5’ concrete sidewalk. The existing and new drainage structure locations will be evaluated to ensure adequate drainage with minimal impacts to adjacent parcels. The City of Johns Creek will be paying for the Right of Way Acquisition.

Drawings or maps or plats of the proposed project, as approved, are on file and are available for public inspection at the Georgia Department of Transportation: Sebastian Nesbitt, Area Engineer Georgia Department of Transportation District 7, Area 2 Office snesbitt@dot.ga.gov 1269 Kennestone Circle Marietta, Georgia 30066 (770) 528-3238 Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof by paying a nominal fee and requesting in writing to: Tom Black, Public Works Director City of Johns Creek, GA Department of Public Works thomas.black@johnscreekga.gov 12000 Findley Road, Suite 400 Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 (678) 512-3200 Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include the Project and P. I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 police arrived, they spotted one young man, identified as a 14-year-old boy who matched the description of one of the suspects. He claimed he was simply out for a walk. In his pockets were found a hat, earphones, cigarettes and a multi-colored sock. He was also suspected of throwing a flashlight into a yard before he was approached by police.

Police investigated the cars broken into and found a sock similar to one the boy had on him. They also found a bag nearby containing several wallets. The other boy was found nearby and arrested.

Both boys face larceny charges. They were arrested and turned over to their parents.

Wanted: missing 64-inch TV MILTON, Ga. – A Deerfield Point resident reported his

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The victim told police the crime happened sometime June 23, while the victim was at work. He said he returned from work to find his large TV missing from his apartment.

There was no damage to the apartment, nor was anything else reported missing.

The victim suspects his ex-girlfriend, with whom he broke up earlier in the month.

He said he suspects she took a key to the apartment.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Johns Creek man contacted police June 17 after he found his suitcase was missing several items after flying.

The victim told police he

MILTON, Ga. – Someone made off with a cement mixer June

According to the victims, the Home Depot store on Windward Parkway, a cement mixer was placed outside the store, chained up with other tools for rent. Sometime overnight, the $2,500 new cement mixer was stolen.

Employees said a key would be needed to unlock the mixer from its chain.

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RFQ #16-1001 The City of Alpharetta is requesting statements of qualifications from experienced firms to provide MS4 INVENTORY INSPECTIONS including, but not limited to storm structure and BMP inspections to meet state requirements regarding MS4 permit. All inspections are located within the City of Alpharetta, Georgia.

The Request for Qualifications document will be available online Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the City’s bid posting website, https://www.ebidexchange.com/alpharetta.

Statements of Qualifications are due Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

For information, please contact Debora Westbrook at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6052 or via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us.

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RIGHT-OF-WAY NEGOTIATION SERVICES The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified consultant firms for Right-of-Way Negotiation Services for the Public Works Department. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 10:00AM. on August 4, 2015 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Office, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Office will not be accepted. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on July 22, 2015, at 1:00 PM at the City Hall, Taylor Farms Conference Room, 3rd floor.

The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d— 42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Request for Proposals document, including project scope and Offeror requirements, will be available online Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the City’s bid posting website, https://www.ebidexchange.com/alpharetta.

RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or firm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. FOUR (4) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. (CD’s MUST BE FORMATTED AS A “TIF” FILE.) RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein.

Proposals are due Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

For information, please contact Debora Westbrook at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6052 or via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us.

Warren Hutmacher City Manager

RFP #16-101 The City of Alpharetta is requesting proposals for MAYFIELD ARTS CENTER DESIGN, Phase 1 from qualified planning and design firms to identify and develop a renovation plan for the former Alpharetta Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, located at 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.

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took a flight to Atlanta from Amsterdam. He checked his luggage. When he arrived in Atlanta, his bag did not. It took a week for the airline to find and return his bag to him, albeit significantly lighter – a Dell laptop, two suits and a pair of shoes were reported missing from the suitcase.

Were they man-bags he stole?

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A man who allegedly stole six purses from a local store Dec. 1, 2014, was finally caught June 28.

According to witnesses, a man later identified as Cedric Smith, 34, of Decatur, entered the TJ Maxx store on North Point Parkway. He allegedly picked out several purses and fled the store. A witness reportedly got the getaway vehicle’s tag before it sped off.

The tag returned a Decatur address. Police had taken out a warrant for felony shoplifting on the suspect, Smith, who lived at the address. He was picked up June 28 in DeKalb County.

Mom left kids alone, went driving ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A mother allegedly left her two young children alone in her home June 28.

A Webb Bridge Road resident was being arrested at 6 a.m. June 28 for charges of narcotics possession when she asked police to check on her two children, who may be home alone.

When police checked on her home, they found a rear door unlocked.

Inside the home, two young girls were asleep. They told police when they went to sleep, their mother was present. They said they had not had a babysitter in “a long time.”

The children were taken to a relative’s home to stay. The mother was charged with reckless conduct for leaving the children alone.

Man conducts ‘social experiment’ in Ingles CUMMING, Ga. — A man claimed he was conducting a ‘social experiment’ June 10 by talking to people as they walk

by Ingles, 436 Canton Road, to get their reactions. When police pulled up, the 24-year-old man was sitting while drinking a beer and told officers he had just finished another beer. Officers said the man was not making sense as he seemed intoxicated and admitted to being on anti-psychotic drugs along with drinking beer and wine. The man refused a Blood Alcohol Content test and was arrested for public intoxication and drinking in public.

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The City of Alpharetta is accepting bids for FY 2016 MILLING AND RESURFACING including, but not limited to, maintaining traffic control measures, milling existing pavement, installing tack coat, installing asphaltic concrete surface course, laying temporary striping, performing cleanup, and related work. The location of the work is at various locations within the City of Alpharetta, Georgia.

OWNER/OFFICERS PI & Chi Food, INC dba Joy Pizza N Joy Chicken 10820 Abbotts Bridge Road Suite 350 Johns Creek, GA 30097

All construction shall conform to the State of Georgia Standard Specifications for the Construction of Transportation Systems, 2013 Edition. Only contractors that have been pre-qualified with the Georgia Department of Transportation to perform this class of work shall be allowed to submit bids.

Please submit your Georgia Department of Transportation qualification specification letter with the package.

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The bid opening will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

For information, please contact Stephanie Cochran at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6052 or via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us.

The City of Alpharetta is accepting bids for NORTHWINDS PHASE I including, but not limited to, maintenance of traffic, clearing and grading, installation of storm drainage, installation of water lines, installation of asphalt pavement, installation of curb and gutter, installation of sidewalks and multi-use trails, installation and modification of signalization, installation of striping and signage, erosion and sediment control, cleanup and restoration, and other work related to roadway construction. The location of the work is along Old Milton Parkway between Amber Park Drive and Georgia 400 --- within the City of Alpharetta, Georgia.

All construction shall conform to the State of Georgia Standard Specifications for the Construction of Transportation Systems, 2013 Edition. Only contractors that have been pre-qualified with the Georgia Department of Transportation to perform this class of work shall be allowed to submit bids.

Please submit your Georgia Department of Transportation qualification specification letter with the package.

The Plans and Project Manual will be available online, Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the City’s bid posting website, https://www.ebidexchange.com/alpharetta.

The bid opening will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

For information, please contact Debora Westbrook at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6052 or via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us.

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK RFQ-15-216-2 APPRAISER SERVICES The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified consultant firms for Appraiser Services for the Public Works Department. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 10:00AM. on August 4, 2015 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Office, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Office will not be accepted. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on July 22, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the City Hall, Taylor Farms Conference Room, 3rd floor.

The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope.

The name of the company or firm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. FOUR (4) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. (CD’s MUST BE FORMATTED AS A “TIF” FILE.) RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

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By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – While mission trips are common in many local church congregations, the Milton Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an unusually high number of young men and women who have committed to serving full-time missions for two years.

Twenty youths, ages 18 to 22, have put aside their schooling, social lives and daily contact with their families to serve in 12 different countries.

While on assignment in their various locations, they do not date, watch TV, take vacations

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or spend hours on social media. Instead, they spend their time proselyting and giving service.

“They don’t come home during that time,” said Lori Wynne, of the church. “They will spend their time 100 percent in service and proselytizing.”

These 20 young men and women come from 19 families in the North Fulton and South Forsyth areas.

They undergo several weeks of training, including languages if necessary, before being sent off to areas of the world where they are needed.

One missionary currently serving is Tyler Simpson. The son of Janine and Kevin Simpson, he is in Bahia Blanca, Argentina from February 2014 through February 2016. He frequently writes to his parents and tells of his travels and what he learned through his work.

“I learned something important, or was reminded of something important this week,” he writes. “We can be positive and remember to count our blessings in moments of trial –and it makes everything a lot better.

When we remember the things that we have, we can see a lot more blessings flowing into our lives, and it’s my opinion that when we thank God for all the things we have, He blesses us with more.”

His mother, Janine, said she is happy with his dedication.

“I’m so amazed and happy at the growth and maturity

Elder Doran Erickson, of Cumming, left, and Elder Jordan Hayes, of Bountiful, Utah, right, roast and grind koko (Cocoa) with a local in Samoa. that Tyler has developed serving a mission,” she said. “I honestly don’t think that he would have been able to grow like this from any other experience as an 18-20 year old. He has sacrificed so much in his life by giving two years to this missionary work, but he has received so much more.”

While the Mormon Church is known for its missionary service, Wynne says the Milton Ward is unusual because of the large number of missionaries serving at one time. Many wards in Utah, where Mormonism is largely practiced, do not have as many missionaries as this local congregation has to

date.

To learn more about the trips and the work done, visit www.mormon.org/values/ missionary-work.

The following list details the students, where they live or attended high school and where they will go: • Spencer Mitchell Milton High School Latvia • Doran Erickson West Forsyth High School American Samoa • Bryson Dabney Milton Brazil • Jose Rincon West Forsyth High School

Leonard Earl Hendrix, 58, of Cumming, passed away June 29, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Emery Icard, 68, of Roswell, passed away June 10, 2015.

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Barbara Jameson, 90, of Roswell, passed away June 11, 2015. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Patricia McLendon, 75, of Roswell, passed away June 14, 2015. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Frank B. Pounds, Sr., 91, of Cumming, passed away June 27, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Cecil Tidwell, 65, of Cumming, passed away June 27, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Serving in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, missionary Tyler Simpson and his companion helped a family rebuild their roof.

Dominican Republic • Hunter Wynne Cambridge High School Poland • Whitney Wright Milton High School San Jose, California (Spanish-speaking) • Steven Payne West Forsyth High School Twin Falls, Idaho • Brad Bascom West Forsyth High School Finland • Jared Jones Cambridge High School Mexico • Brady Nelson Milton Phoenix, Arizona (Spanish) • Sam Loveland West Forsyth High School Brazil • Christopher Hamstead Cambridge High School Brazil • Weston Hirschi Milton High School Brazil • Tyler Simpson Milton High School Argentina • Conner Wilson Cambridge High School Paraguay • Kyle Miller West Forsyth High School Nevada • Daniil Vasilyev Cumming Washington, D.C. • Davis Ridings West Forsyth High School Thailand • Kathryn Bascom West Forsyth High School Japan • Madison Mills Milton High School California (Spanish)

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Pay: Continued from Page 1 “Looking at the five-year history…we are just slightly over 2010 levels based on total dollars, but below based on a per pupil [allocations],” said Marvin Dereef, deputy chief financial officer for Fulton Schools, in explaining the decision not to recommend a millage rollback.

The expected 7 percent increase in local tax receipts in FY16 marks the second consecutive year of rising revenue in Fulton, after four straight years of decrease. Last year, local tax revenues climbed into the positive by 1 percent – the first sign the economy was recovering after the slowdown beginning in 2009.

But even with recovery under way, Dereef said the state is continuing its school austerity cuts, which reduced Fulton’s share of state revenue by more than $360 million over the past 12 years. State cuts mean systems rely more heavily on local revenues.

In FY16, local revenues are expected to increase by $35 million from FY15; money that will go primarily to fund salary increases for school system staff. “[Providing] competitive wages for our teachers was our major budget priority this year and was strongly supported,” said Dereef. “We wanted to make sure that we are competitive, especially when trying to fill hard-to-staff positions and for retaining effective teachers.”

The $35 million represents

We wanted to make sure that we are competitive, especially when trying to fill hard-to-staff positions and for retaining effective teachers.”

MARVIN DEREEF Deputy chief financial officer for Fulton Schools

a 5.53 percent tax increase for Fulton County taxpayers. If approved, as expected, by the Fulton School Board, homeowners with property valued at $250,000 will pay an additional $95.06 to the Fulton School System in FY16 based on the 18.502 millage rate.

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By leaving it at 18.502, state law considers it a tax increase and public hearings must be held prior to adoption by the school board. The first hearing was held July 7 at the North Learning Center in Sandy Springs. A second hearing will be held in East Point July 14 at 7 p.m. at Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School, 2301 Connally Drive.

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