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‘I Love My Librarian’ Friend of the Library Edgar Ortiz, center, is working to have members of the community nominate Forsyth County librarians for the national “I Love My Librarian” award. From left

stand librarian LeAnne Craig, librarian Lola Nichols, Ortiz, librarian Mendy Gunter and librarian Meredith Causey.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Cumming woman died from injuries sustained when a stolen car she was in crashed into another vehicle during a pursuit in Gwinnett County July 1.

Andrea Allison, 38, was ejected after the car she was a passenger in collided with another car during a chase with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said the car was driven

by Alston Spence, 28 of Cumming.

Spence attempted to flee after the collision, but he was apprehended.

Deputies first received a 911 call that a vehicle had been stolen from the Shell gas station on Buford Highway near Samples Road. The victims were leaving their car to enter the store when the suspects reportedly took the car and fled.

A sheriff’s office K-9 unit patrolling Buford Dam Road saw the stolen vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the suspects fled into Gwinnett County.

The pursuit continued, but the suspects struck a civilian vehicle head-on at a curve on Sycamore Road.

The civilian vehicle had four occupants who were immediately transported to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.

The sheriff’s K-9 deputy arrived seconds after the collision, started CPR and attempted to use an automated defibrillator, but Allison died at the scene.

Spence was wanted for felony probation violation in Hall County and is facing felony theft by taking and fleeing and attempting to elude charges in Forsyth County.

Spence has been charged with the following by Gwinnett Police Department: • Felony homicide by vehicle • Reckless driving • Fleeing and attempting to elude • Felony theft by receiving • A number of other traffic related charges The Gwinnett County Police Department Accident Investigation Unit is in charge of the fatality accident investigation. The sheriff’s office is assisting as needed.

Spence is currently in the Gwinnett County Jail.

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Lambert student killed in car crash Driver of other vehicle suspected of drinking

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — A 15-year-old Lambert student was killed around 9:30 p.m. July 4 after being involved in a car crash near the North Georgia Premium Outlets.

Rising junior Eliza Farrell, 15, of Suwanee, died after the 2006 Acura she was a passenger in was struck on the side by a 2011 Dodge Ram truck along Industrial Park Road in Dawson County. The driver of the Dodge, Brayden Clark, 21 of Loganville, allegedly didn’t halt at a stop sign at the

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.

DUI arrests ►► Ivan Arturo Alvarez, 33, of

Shillham Court, Cumming, was arrested June 19 on Ga. 400 for DUI, driving without a valid license and failure to maintain lane. ►► Kyle Tucker Jackson, 21, of Turnberry Court, Duluth, was arrested June 24 on Ga. 400 for DUI and driving on the wrong side of an undivided street. ►► Monica Gail Smith, 33, of Arbor Drive, Duluth, was arrested June 25 on Summerwood Drive for DUI, driving while license suspended or revoke, failure to report striking fixed object, failure to maintain lane and wanted person located. ►► Valarie Batrina Cowart, 23, of Namon Wallace Road, Cumming, was arrested June 24 on Ga. 400 for DUI, endangering a child by DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Bradley Justin Griffeth, 26, of Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, was arrested June 23 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Sarah Martinez Rivera, 36, of Crowchild Drive, Cumming, was arrested June 25 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Joshua Xzavier Hernandez, 21, of Nobel Forest Drive, Norcross, was arrested June 24 on Ga. 400 for DUI, driving while license suspended or revoked and improper passing of emergency/towing/highway vehicle. ►► Rhea Adams Chester, 48, of Baycreek Lane, Gainesville, was arrested June 26 on Dawsonville Highway for DUI. ►► James Wesley Orr, 21, of Meadow

intersection.

Both drivers and a female passenger in the Acura were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. A male passenger in the Acura was also taken to FARRELL the hospital, but his condition is unknown.

The investigation is ongoing, but state troopers say they are investigating to see if Clark may have been under the influence of alcohol.

Creek Drive, Cumming, was arrested June 30 on Dr. Bramblett Road for DUI, failure to maintain lane and too fast for conditions. ►► Tyler Benjamin Freeman, 27, of Sparkling Cove Drive, Buford, was arrested June 29 on Mathis Airport Parkway for DUI. ►► Dillon Russell Daley, 24, of Linda Court, Holly Springs, was arrested June 30 on Castleberry Road for possession of marijuana, DUI, possession of open alcohol container by driver and failure to maintain lane. ►► Timothy Joseph Foltz, 61, of Heritage Trace Drive, Marietta, was arrested June 30 on Dahlonega Highway for DUI, following too closely and possession of open alcohol container by driver.

Drug arrests ►► Jake Douglas King, 28, of Burnt

Stand Road, Dawsonville, was arrested June 17 on Matt Highway for possession of methamphetamine, speeding, expired license and wanted person located. ►► Lea Kristen Rosenberg, 49, of Craftsman Street, Johns Creek, was arrested June 16 on Peachtree Parkway for DUI, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, failure to maintain lane and drugs not in original container. ►► Jarvis Sinclair S. Fitzpatrick, 32, of Old Donaldson Road, Canton, was arrested June 18 on Matt Highway for possession of marijuana. ►► Michael Alexander Holcombe, 31, of Pine Street NE, Atlanta, was arrested June 23 on Bagley Road for possession of methamphetamine and DUI. ►► John Michael Foster, 32, of Stephens Street, Dahlonega, was arrested June 25 on Dawsonville Highway for possession of marijuana and affixing reflective materials to windshield or windows.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —Forsyth County Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills received a slap on the wrist July 6 after a county ethics panel investigation into her texting practices.

A complaint filed MILLS in March charged that Mills improperly deleted text messages from her personal phone contrary to county policy.

Forsyth County resident Rene Guidry filed the complaint against Mills claiming the commissioner “violated the Georgia [Open] Records Act on multiple occasions by deleting text messages between her, developers with pending zoning issues, other county commissioners and zoning attorneys.”

The panel first met in May to determine if there was a need for an evidentiary hearing for further review. That hearing was held June 21.

Then in July, the panel reconvened to issue its conclusion and gave Mills a written warning about the deletions, which it determined were subject to the county’s retention policy.

In the future, Mills said she plans to rectify the situation by keeping all county business only on her county phone.

She’s also hoping to halt any possible problems in the future for other elected officials. She said she wants the county’s “lack of a formal text-specific policy” addressed immediately at an upcoming board workshop.

“While the county does have general data retention policies, the county has never adopted a ‘text message’ specific policy concerning the storage of text

messages on official county phones, much less personal ones,” Mills said.

“The county has never installed the digital tools required to compile and maintain all text communications involving county personnel.”

For elected officials, there are three consequences for being found guilty of violating the county’s ethics ordinance: • Written warning, censure or reprimand • Removal from office to the extent provided by state law; and/or • Repayment to the county of any unjust enrichment

Read “Open records laws face new challenges in Digital Age,” Page 8

Pollack said.

“It’s a blanket policy and doesn’t make any distinction on whether it’s a substantive communication or nonsubstantive communication,” Pollack said. “It’s totally indiscriminate.”

He said he didn’t see any communication regarding substantive matters like zonings or similar topics that would Ethics panel Chairman Charles be subject to the retention policy.

Pollack said he didn’t think any of Mills’ But he does think her personal communications violated the county’s policy of indiscriminatingly deleting retention policy. messages creates a dangerous situaAccording to the tion where, intentional county policy, mesor not, a substantive sages documenting the correspondence could formulation and adopbe deleted. tion of policies and Ethics panel memprocedures and the ber Mike O’Hagan said management of agency he hoped Mills wasn’t programs or functions intentionally trying to — for example case file remove information management, constitnecessary for open uent correspondence, records. periodic reports or “I understand budget documents — keeping texts can be must be retained long very cumbersome,” term.

O’Hagan said. “I keep However, Pollack a year’s worth of texts said the panel heard still. I don’t think this testimony from Mills warrants anything as and saw written extreme as removal of materials regarding office. I think you need her personal policy of to be more careful.” deleting messages.

Guidry said July 6 “In one case she he felt vindicated with RENE GUIDRY said she automatically Forsyth County resident the outcome of the deletes them,” Pollack panel’s investigation. said. “Then in another He said he received case when she testified she said she feedback from others claiming he was manually deletes the messages when on a “witch hunt.” she has a space issue on her phone.”

“I didn’t have an outcome,” Guidry But Mills’ personal policy “probably said. “I had evidence, felt the law was violates the Open Records Act and vioviolated, presented it and whatever the lates the county’s policy on retention,” panel decided I would be happy with it.”

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Setting the path for the county’s future growth, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved its updated Comprehensive Plan July 6.

After more than a year of discussion and input, the county submitted its plan to the state for approval in May. The state completed its review and determined the document meets state standards.

The 2017-37 plan serves as the county’s long-term policy guide and strategy for future growth and development and identifies how the county and its residents would like to see Forsyth evolve over time. It includes guidance for future development, identifying priorities for the near future and a fiveyear action plan to set everything in motion. It focuses on four areas: land use; economic development; housing; and transportation.

Allison Stewart-Harris with Jacobs Engineering said there were 12 meetings held for the document and 26 meetings overall, including open houses, public hearings and visioning, design and implementation workshops.

Goals for the plan include: • Invest in quality of life • Improve mobility • Enhance community character • Expand infrastructure that furthers the vision for growth and development • Facilitate job opportunities

After more than a year of discussion and input, the county submitted its plan to the state for approval in May. • Maintain and expand green space The plan includes a community character map which Stewart-Harris said was popular with the public, so they worked to make it perfect.

The map creates a location-based vision for the county by defining appropriate growth and development policies.

It includes 11 character areas and 13 nodes that “respect and reflect each area’s unique role in the county based on its character, location and history.”

It will serve as the county’s guide for future rezoning and development decisions.

The character areas include McFarland, South Ga. 400, Big Creek, Haw Creek and Daves Creek, Lanier, Vickery Creek, Campground, North Ga. 400, Chestatee/Jot-Em-Down, Etowah and Sawnee Mountain.

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What you do, say matters Open records laws face new The impact of role models on our children One of the first lessons I learned as a parent was that children watch and listen to everything we do and say. And generally, they never forget it. That is, they model their RAY APPEN parents’ behavior.

Publisher ray@appenmediagroup.com They watch how we speak to and treat our spouse; they observe how we talk to a clerk, a senior, or a custodian; they observe our anger or joy, our impatience, our compassion and everything else. Nothing we say or do – absolutely nothing – goes unnoticed or ignored.

From the time our children are infants they start becoming real people by modeling the behavior of their parents and then later the society around them.

If children see that their parents are kind, they tend to become kind. If they see their parents treat others — even others in a different political party — with respect they tend to become respectful of others.

If the parents value education and exhibit a strong work ethic, their children tend to approach life the same way.

Conversely, if the parents don’t respect others — including those who are different in some way from them, or who abuse drugs, disrespect the police, or abuse their spouses — their children often follow down that dead-end path, too.

It is a widely held belief that the first four or five years of a child’s life are the most important and determine to a large extent who they will become, what they will achieve and what values they will hold. In a sense, we as a society are “all in” those first five years of our children’s lives.

The “learning’ done during these first five years is critical and to a large degree the result of modeling the

behavior – the actions and speech – of those around them.

It is through role models – and modeling – that values and behavior are created and validated. Sometimes it works in reverse. I watched my physician father drink himself to death – a bottle of scotch and four packs of Winston’s a day. He destroyed his family and did great damage to many others around him. When my oldest son was around 6, I decided to abstain from all alcohol and cigarettes and for the next 20-plus or so years did so in order to provide an example to my children of an adult who did not drink, get drunk or smoke. They needed to be able to model an adult with healthy behavior and positive values. My decision therefore, was to model the opposite behavior of Dad’s.

Flawed role models or a lack of role models have unlimited impact on society. For example, one of the primary reasons that education in America is rapidly falling behind much of the rest of the Western world has to do with the growing percentage of U.S. households that are for all intense and purposes failing – failing from the absence of healthy role models, from the effects of systemic poverty, single-parent households, high levels of drug abuse and chronic unemployment. If children don’t have a stable home life and healthy positive role models, the odds are immediately and permanently stacked against them breaking out of the vicious cycle of enablement and failure – something we all foot the bill for.

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Parents play the single most important role in providing effective role models. Teachers, coaches, faith lead-

If children see that their parents are kind, they tend to become kind.

If they see their parents treat others — even others in a different political party — with respect they tend to become respectful of others...

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challenges in Digital Age When the Open Records Act was crafted, no one had an inkling of the speed and stealth communications would take with the coming of the World Wide Web, cell phones, emails and HATCHER HURD texts and the misExecutive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com chief new technology has unleashed.

Decision-making by elected officials is largely supposed to be conducted in public and entirely in the open. But as many local communities are discovering, it is hard to shine the light of discovery into the crevices created by phones and computers.

What once filled rafts of file cabinets can now be contained on one USB memory stick. And public meetings lose their cachet of openness when city council members can receive instructions and advice from clandestine sources emanating perhaps in council chambers or perhaps miles away.

And who is to know what sources or motives are at work?

Last week the Forsyth Ethics Panel found Forsyth County Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills had violated the Open Records Act by deleting texts she had received relating to matters before the county. The county Ethics Board could have removed her from office had the members found her deletions rose to an egregious level. As it was, they let her off with a reprimand.

But this was by no means an isolated case. At Milton City Council meetings it became public that council members were receiving texts providing information about a rezoning in progress. At last report, Milton elected officials have their phones out but untouched during meetings.

It seems some elected officials desire to be in continuous contact should a home emergency arise.

It makes one wonder at the courage of councils long past who braved the unknown and spent whole evenings conducting city business in the dark whether officials’ houses would still be standing when they returned home.

In Roswell there was a case of one councilman holding his phone as he spoke, waiting for the texts to keep prompting the points the puppeteers wanted Pinocchio to make.

Perhaps these actions did not arise to the proverbial hill of beans, but certainly it points to a danger if left unchecked.

The county Ethics Board could have removed [Commissioner Mills] from office had the members found her deletions rose to an egregious level. As it was, they let her off with a reprimand.

Johns Creek City Council streams its meetings live, and it is perfectly plausible for persons unknown to weigh in on say a zoning matter without going through the normal practice of filling out a speaker’s card much less making a case before all in attendance.

An old-school developer once explained to me why he backed away from a particularly convoluted real estate project. It “just don’t pass the smell test,” he said.

Neither does elected officials receiving texts or other electronic remote information or instructions while hearing zoning or policy debates. Open meetings means everything is out in the open. We are not innocents here.

Rene Guidry, the Forsyth County citizen who filed the ethics complaint against Commissioner Mills alleged that Mills violated the Open Records Act “on multiple occasions by deleting text messages between her and developers with pending zoning issues, other county commissioners and zoning attorneys.”

These are serious charges, and all the more serious because they call into question the integrity of the process of open government. Citizen Guidry summed up the case this way: “It’s about accountability,” Guidry said after the ethics hearing. “Why do we waste our hours coming to meetings? It’s to hold the government accountable.”

I can but add my own “Amen,” to that.

And for those elected officials who feel they cannot surrender an evening out of touch with kith and kin, I suggest they line up their phones with the security officer on duty. I am sure he can bring instant attention should any “trouble at home” arise during a meeting.

Meanwhile, we the electorate still must sit with our phones silenced and left with our private fears until the conclusion of the public’s business.

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Donald Trump’s CNN tweet endangers journalists On June 29, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated, “The President, in no way, form or fashion, has ever promoted or encouraged vioNATASHA ROY lence.” Three days Appen Intern news@appenmediagroup.com later, Donald Trump tweeted an edited video of himself beating up a person who had a CNN logo superimposed on his head, captioning the tweet “FraudNewsCNN #FNN.” As an aspiring journalist, I’m more than slightly upset by the President of the United States promoting violence against members of the press. As an American, I’m disturbed by the fact that the leader of the free world so shamelessly and unapologetically attacked freedoms granted by the First Amendment.

A free press can, at times, understandably be an annoyance to the subjects of stories. However, it exists to inform the public about the daily and even hourly matters of the world around it —including the government.

The American people are allowed to form their own opinions, then vote for representatives they feel most identify with their beliefs. The free press is the vehicle for transparency between the government and the governed, ensuring that the government is truly run by the people.

No matter what political party you affiliate with, I think we can agree that

Recently, President Donald Trump tweeted an image of himself beating up a person who had a CNN logo superimposed on his head. the American government should serve to protect the rights guaranteed to all citizens through the Constitution and Bill of Rights. And as the leader of the country, the president should reiterate the importance of upholding and promoting these rights, not denounce them.

When someone in as high a position as Trump attacks journalists for doing their jobs, and in a way that incites violence against them, journalists’ jobs become more dangerous. When the president consistently attacks journalists, it becomes normal for anyone else to do so — both physically and verbally, as when U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte body slammed a reporter in May. The normalization of violence against journalists discourages them from doing their jobs, because it makes

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Look at what unites us, not what divides us Kudos to you and the Johns Creek Herald for two very thought-provoking articles about freedom of the press (April 27, 2017).

As an old lady, I have observed the history of this great land over decades.

And I am alarmed at the vitriol today among our people.

My conclusion is that all of us, citizens and journalists alike, bear a heavy burden of responsibility for where we are today.

You are right: a thoughtful, civil conversation is in order, in fact, overdue. Active thinking with a clear conscience – NOT a conveniently seared conscience – is vital.

Although nothing is ever perfect, I remember the days when news organizations reported the unadulterated facts much more than they do now.

News was not skewed by political or other selfish agendas.

Stories included some context, and if necessary, a degree of pertinent historical background. Important infor-

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mation surrounding the story was not purposely omitted, nor was questionable information added.

Journalists fully checked the veracity of their sources and waited until they were sure of their facts rather than reporting “news” quickly in order to be first.

Journalists and citizens alike could have differing opinions and still respect one another enough not to rudely interrupt one another. What I am describing tells how much journalism has deteriorated in America.

Why has this happened? Is it the 24-hour news cycle? Is it a deterioration of moral values? Is it that winning, no matter what, supersedes even our humanity? We need to think deeply about it and have an ongoing conversation.

Finally, all of us are in need of a self-evaluation. Why so much hateful gossiping, violent game-playing, Facebooking, porn-driven activity and the like?

Why such addiction to our cell phones to the neglect of face-to-face communication?

Why so much “knowledge” without truth?

Why putting out so much anonymous “information” without having the integrity to stand by one’s “information?”

Why are we not educating ourselves

about the history of various parts of our world for greater understanding of its peoples and what has driven them to certain behaviors, political and otherwise?

Why aren’t we asking the right questions and seeking the full truth of a matter?

In other words, what are the provocations as well as the events?

My fear is that we may allow our many freedoms to slip out of our hands through inattentiveness, ignorance, mediocrity or not valuing the power of educating ourselves throughout life.

If we fail to understand our freedoms, if we fail to proactively protect them, we could lose them.

–Barbara Nalbantyn, North Fulton

Health insurance should be available to all Health insurance is more than a policy, it’s peace of mind.

It’s knowing your family will be cared for and not having to worry about going broke when you get sick. That’s why I strongly oppose the U.S. Senate health care bill.

The more I learn about it, the less I like it. Robbing health care from millions of Americans to give yet another tax cut to the rich and powerful is just plain cruel.

Our health care system needs to be improved, we all agree on that. But this bill would do exactly the opposite. And for no other reason than greed.

I urge Sen. Johnny Isakson and Sen. David Perdue to vote NO on the Senate health care bill.

– Ken Cooksey, Alpharetta

Drunk drivers on road worry young driver I am 15 years old, starting 10th grade at Johns Creek High School in the fall, and I’m learning how to drive.

I’ve seen in the Johns Creek Herald the many drug- and alcohol-related arrests, and it’s worrying knowing that the same roads I’m learning to drive on are being used by people who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

I am glad to see the police taking action and that your newspaper is covering these stories.

Covering the stories spreads awareness, which hopefully helps to prevent injuries or death, because parents, teachers and friends are able to think about drugs or alcohol being the cause of someone’s strange behavior.

The parents, teacher or friend might then be able to help the person by getting help for them and stopping their behavior before they become addicted.

– Matthew Czarnomski, Johns Creek

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Nationally recognized journalist speaks to Drug Council Sam Quinones talks opiate epidemic

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Throughout his journalism career, Sam Quinones covered various beats often revolving around drugs.

He shared his experiences and gave advice July 5 to the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council.

Quinones often covered topics like drugs, gangs, politics and immigration both when he lived in Mexico from 1994-2004 and when he worked for the L.A. Times after he moved back to the states.

He said frequently people turn to drugs when they are out of shape due to pain or medical problems, which leads to addition.

“I realized I have to be the change I want to see in the country,” Quinones said. “So I stopped drinking sodas. This says a lot about corporate power and the ability of pharmaceutical companies to market these as great. They get millions of doctors to change how they practice medicine.”

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Via Skype, author and journalist Sam Quinones spoke with members of the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council about the drug problem in America.

Holding yourself accountable is one way to combat this problem, Quinones said.

“Doctors across the country have been convinced that the only way to treat pain is to plaster it with pharmaceutical painkillers,” Quinones said.

“This all plays a part in the story of who we become as a country.”

When he had surgery a few years ago, he was prescribed a large amount of pain killers. He said he was not educated on the dangers of the pills’ addictiveness, but he was able to stop taking them after two pills.

“They just told me to ‘take as needed,’” Quinones said. “We need to start asking questions about why

we need 60 pills for routine surgery recovery that will last more than one or two days. That’s how you get to a black market of opioid pills.”

He also said the public defenders who work with drug dealers often don’t show remorse for helping the dealers.

“I was surprised at how little they cared,” Quinones said.

Sometimes when a poor community is able to profit from selling drugs, it starts a vicious cycle, he said.

“Heroin helps you build a house in nine months instead of nine years or 15 years,” Quinones said. “The houses are nicely built. I talked to one guy who knew someone who went to sell heroin in the United States and was the first to come home and have a house with an automated garage door.”

That house was like a recruiting poster for others to start selling heroin, he said.

“That overpowers normal traditions,” Quinones said. “Before this, everyone was poor and didn’t know there was another way. You couldn’t be a man of respect without an automated garage door. The only way to get that quickly in this town is by selling heroin.”

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Local institutions weigh in on new campus carry bill Those with Georgia weapons license now allowed to carry on campus

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com GEORGIA — Since July 1, anyone across Georgia with a valid state weapons license can carry firearms on public college campuses in specific areas.

House Bill 280, signed by Gov. Nathan Deal May 4, overwhelmingly passed in the General Assembly earlier this year.

The bill does prohibit carrying a concealed weapon in certain areas of a college campus: • Buildings or property used for athletic sporting events • Student housing, including but not limited to dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses • Any preschool or childcare space • Any room or space being used for classes related to a college and career academy or other specialized school • Any room or space used for classes in which high school students are enrolled through a dual enrollment program, including, but not limited to, classes related to the “Move on

When Ready Act” • Any faculty, staff or administrative offices • Rooms where disciplinary proceedings are conducted Now, local schools have executed the changes on their campuses.

Alison Tyrer, senior executive director of communications for the Technical College System of Georgia, which includes Lanier Technical College, said the system office provided uniform guidance in advance for the colleges in addressing any concerns by faculty, staff or students.

She said the focus of their colleges, and their goal, is to always provide a safe and secure environment for the campus community.

Mike Blouin, chief of the Gwinnett Technical College Police Department, said their focus, too, remains on providing a safe and secure environment for the campus community.

To do that, Blouin said they are taking a “smart and safe” approach in the implementation of the bill.

“The bill does not give Gwinnett

Tech the discretion to prohibit handguns on our campus or to add any additional exceptions to the ability to carry handguns, beyond those already outlined in the law,” Blouin said. “Our expectation is that individuals with weapons carry licenses understand and follow the law.”

The colleges were aware the bill was on the horizon and prepared for its enactment.

Blouin said they implemented a thorough communication process, which is what they do for any new laws or polices that touch their campuses.

For example, they posted information on their website, conducted training with faculty and staff and the topic is included in their new employee and student orientation programs.

University of North Georgia Chief of Police Justin Gaines said in the few days the bill has been implemented, not much has changed on the campus.

“Today is a normal day as it was yesterday,” Gaines said. “Albeit, our procedures have changed for our response to calls of people with weapons. People who want to carry on

Breaking down House Bill 280 Who can carry on campus?

Anyone with a valid state weapons license, which are people 21 or older who are fingerprinted and complete a background check Where is this restricted on campus?

Athletic venues; childcare spaces; career academy classes; student housing including fraternity and sorority houses; faculty, administrative or staff offices; disciplinary rooms • The firearm can be concealed.

• The bill applies only to public colleges and universities. campus will have to go to the registrar to find out whether they can or can’t carry. Other than that, it’s business as usual.”

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Commission moves forward with increasing board compensation Board considers $10K raise

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County officials voted to move forward with a bid to increase the annual compensation for county commissioners by $10,000.

Commissioners voted 3-2 July 6 to start the process to increase the board member’s annual compensation to $49,500 for the chairman and $48,000 for the other members. The resolution includes no additional compensation for extra meetings.

Commissioners Cindy Jones Mills and Pete Amos voted against the motion.

If approved, the salary increases won’t go into effect until January 1, 2019. The county attorney will bring a resolution back to the board at a later time.

Currently, board members receive roughly a $38,000 base salary, with the chairman receiving a slightly higher salary due to added duties.

After hearing from the public regarding the raise, Commission Chairman Todd Levent said the state has

the system set up for salary increases based on population.

“It’s out of our control,” Levent said.

“We’d love to be on the same schedule as most other elected officials. When there is a population increase, they automatically get a raise because it’s assumed their job and workload goes up. But we are some of the few who get stuck.”

Commissioners’ jobs are considered part time, Levent said, although they often put in full-time hours, with most working within their capacity for 40-50 hours a week.

Additionally, board members often compile thousands of miles on their personal cars and attend more than 20 meetings with the public each month.

Levent said the board is striving to maintain their salary to not exceed the average salary of newly hired law enforcement, firefighters or teachers.

On June 20, the board voted to raise compensation to around $42,000.

Additionally, that proposal included compensation of $250 per meeting, with a maximum of eight eligible meetings per month for board members and 12 for the chairman or chairwoman.

He said board members heard many comments from the public relating to the raise, and decided to update the

June 20 motion to remove the $250 meeting compensation and instead raise the base salary.

Mills said she didn’t like the higher base salary because commissioners aren’t required to have a college degree.

She said preferred to compare salaries with other area commissioners, rather than other county workers.

At the June 20 meeting, Mills said she’s afraid an increase might draw candidates induced to run solely for the money.

Commissioner Rick Swope said he supports the increase and hopes it will encourage the public to become more involved in local government, including by becoming elected officials.

“There will be many people who will be excluded from being able to sit in this seat for a variety of reasons,” Swope said. “However, I don’t want financial hardship to be one of those. I’ve watched my fellow commissioners, and they all earn what’s paid.”

He said he thinks the raise would help those interested in running be able to keep up with the average cost of living in the county.

The median household income in Forsyth County is just shy of $90,000, Swope said. In his district alone, the median household income is $170,000.

... At the June 20 meeting, Mills said she’s afraid an increase might draw candidates induced to run solely for the money.

If it were its own county, Swope said it’d be the wealthiest in the nation.

“I want to see a school teacher, for example, be able to take a sabbatical from teaching and not experience financial hardship,” Swope said. “This is one way to encourage more people to run for office.”

He said it’s hard to compare Forsyth to surrounding counties because it’s not “size, but momentum.” And with Forsyth County’s population growing rapidly, he said the work expected for the elected officials is increasing.

“Nobody needs any skill to manager a ship in port, but when it’s moving as rapidly as it is, it’s an entirely different skill,” Swope said. “As we go forward, I hope this county can continue to encourage people of skill, experience and service to run for office.”

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Group questions motives behind Milton redistricting Councilwoman denies personal gain behind her request

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — A Milton group is questioning how legislation expanding a City Council district in 2015 to include a sitting council member’s residence passed the Georgia Legislature without discussion by the City Council in an open meeting.

THURMAN The legislative action extended the boundaries of District 1 into a bordering neighborhood that included property owned by Councilwoman Karen Thurman who has since taken up residence at the house in that location.

“I think this is pretty simple,” said Tim Becker, a member of the Milton Coalition, a citizen’s watchdog group. “Karen Thurman was moving outside of her district, and in order to keep her seat, she needed to have the district boundaries redrawn.”

Thurman denies the accusation and says that when the property was purchased in late 2014, she didn’t even know whether anything could be built on the lot. Emails from 2015 obtained through open records show Thurman expressing concerns about building on the property.

Regardless, Becker said redrawing the district constitutes a change to the city’s charter and should have been discussed at an open meeting of the City Council.

Changes to city district boundaries must ultimately be passed by the Legislature. Cities cannot modify districts by home rule, according to Milton City Attorney Ken Jarrard.

Milton’s city charter establishes three City Council districts, each represented by two council members who are elected at-large. Council members are required to live within the same district from which they were elected during their term, a provision established to assure that all geographic areas of the city are represented.

Thurman has represented Council District 1 since the city was founded in 2006.

Agendas and minutes from 2015 Milton City Council meetings show no mention of the boundary change to District 1.

However, emails obtained through open records requests show Thurman contacted the office of Georgia House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, R-Milton, early in 2015 asking that the border of District 1 – where she lived at the time – be extended northward to include the Estates at Atlanta National, then in District 2.

The request came one month after a lot on Tournament Players Drive within that neighborhood was purchased by an LLC which listed Thurman’s husband, Mark, as organizer. The LLC was later dissolved and the Thurmans are now listed as owners.

Jones said she recalled the request as fairly routine. After helping draw the original districts for the city, she has also taken the lead in other district modifications brought on by the 2010 census.

“This is not an uncommon thing in the Legislature,” she said. “They modify House districts, Senate

districts over that 10-year period [between the censuses] for a variety of reasons. It’s usually relatively minor changes.”

Jones said she was fine with the request and told Thurman that she would like something official from the city, and if there were no objections, she would go ahead.

Thurman’s emails include a copy of a letter dated Jan. 27, 2015 from Gina Wright, executive director of the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office addressed to Rep. Jones.

Its subject reads “Milton boundary adjustment,” and states, in part: “I made the change as you requested – it ends up moving a total of 182 people…. Although it’s only 35 homes, the census block that contains that neighborhood also picks up the neighborhood further down New Providence Road that runs off of Gates Mill Way.” The email also includes the line: “To take in that address, this is as minimal change as we could go.”

There is no indication which “address” is being referred to, but the newly drawn District 1 map includes the property where the Thurmans now resides.

Jones said her administrative assistant asked for letters of support.

“This was a minor change that won’t affect voters, but I didn’t want to get in the middle of something that there might not be a consensus on,” Jones said.

In an email to Jones’ administrative assistant in late February of 2015, Thurman wrote: “If it is something official from the city then we will need to reflect it on a Council Agenda to discuss. If something from individual council members will suffice, all that I have spoken to have no objection, and I believe they would be happy to send something to Jan.” Legislation to change the district boundary was introduced March 9, 2015. Email records show Thurman notified Jones’ administrative assistant March 4 that she would get individual letters from council members to approve the change.

But only one council member, Bill Lusk, sent a letter endorsing the change. That letter was dated March 10, a day after the legislation was introduced.

Lusk, one of two council members from District 2, says the request was a minor change to the district lines and he didn’t think it required a public discussion.

“Maybe if it was a major redistricting, particularly if it included school districts, that would probably warrant a public meeting,” he said.

Mayor Joe Lockwood said he doesn’t recall hearing about the redistricting until shortly before the legislation was introduced in early March.

Councilman Burt Hewitt, who also represents District 1, said the same.

“There was an email that Councilwoman Thurman sent to the entire council in early March. To the best of my knowledge that’s the first I was aware of it,” he said.

Hewitt added that, although council members are elected citywide, residents do have an unofficial attachment to the council members associated with their district. Also, any change to district boundaries should probably be discussed openly, he said.

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Becker said he thinks Thurman deliberately steered the redistricting away from public discussion locally. To this day, he said, many residents don’t even know District 1 was redrawn.

He also dismisses Thurman’s contention that the primary reason for the change was because she has always represented residents of the Estates at Atlanta National and that the neighborhood has always had ties to her former neighborhood.

“The charter is like the constitution for Milton,” Becker said. “We don’t change the constitution in a clandestine fashion.”

At the very least, he said, the change violated practices of good governance, transparency and fairness.

“Where’s the democracy in this?” he asked.

For her part, Thurman objects to the charges.

“It you want to say self-serving, I’ve been representing that neighborhood, handling all of their issues for years,” she said. “I don’t know how many times people would say, ‘why aren’t you our representative?’ because the two subdivisions are so closely connected.”

Thurman said she always listened to residents’ concerns and passed them on to city staff for consideration.

She said all redistricting in Milton, from its founding to today, has been handled at the state level.

“I’ve got a really good relationship with our legislators and I didn’t want it perceived as going around them,” she said.

Thurman reiterated that at the time the request was made, she and her husband weren’t even sure what they were going to do with the property on Tournament Players Drive.

“We didn’t even know if it was a buildable lot,” she said, adding that almost two years passed before they moved to the new property. There was no building permit or other documents indicating an intention to move to the lot when the redistricting was proposed, she said.

Thurman also said she is confused by the motives for the Milton Coalition’s accusations.

“I’m being accused of doing something unethical, and I object to that because ethics are very important to me,” she said.

Staff writer Joe Parker contributed to this story.

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Volunteer pushes to nominate librarians for award Friend of the Library wants to spread word throughout Forsyth

By NATASHA ROY news@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Community members will have a chance to show their appreciation for librarians by nominating them for the national “I Love My Librarian” Award.

I Love Libraries, an American Library Association initiative that strives to inform the public about American libraries, allows any person to nominate a school, public or higher education librarian for recognition.

Julie Todaro, the ALA’s immediate past president and 2017 award committee chair, said the award was originally begun by the New York Times in 2001. The ALA came on board in 2008, and eventually took ownership of the award.

Edgar Ortiz, a member of Friends of the Library at Forsyth County Public Libraries, is working to have members of the community nominate Forsyth County librarians for the award. Ortiz said he wants to spread the word about the award and recognize the work done by public librarians.

“I, in particular, have been most impressed by the quality of service, community programs, educational fairs,

CNN: Continued from Page 9 it easier for sources to limit public information given to journalists. It also discourages aspiring journalists from going into the field. This, in turn, does a disservice to the American people by blocking their access to information on governmental matters.

Huckabee Sanders said, “I think the president is pushing back against people who attack him day after day after day. Where’s the outrage on that?”

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conferences and many other programs too numerous to mention, that are offered to all of us in our communities by the Sharon Forks Public Library and all branches of the Forsyth Public Library system in general,” Ortiz said.

From what Ortiz has seen, the community is not familiar with the I Love My Librarian award. He said that 9 out of 10 people he talks to say they are unaware of the award’s existence.

Ortiz said that this award presents a special opportunity to recognize the people who do so much for the community and say thanks. “[It’s important] because of the tremendous service they provide to the community,” Ortiz said.

Because libraries are a central meeting place where children read, authors visit and the community can is that journalists are legally free to report on what the president does. Any citizen is guaranteed the right to freely state his or her opinion about what the president does.

Because Trump is, at the end of the day, also simply an American citizen, he can state his opinions.

But he was also elected to represent every American — including his supporters, challengers and watchdogs.

When he attacks journalists, he fails to protect the rights of all American citizens. Rather than commend violence against citizens, the president should use reporting done by journalists to improve his own performance.

Deal reportedly voiced “major concerns” regarding that bill due to it not addressing the prohibition of firearms in “sensitive places,” including campus preschools, disciplinary hearings, or faculty and administrative offices.

HB 280 maintains the same restrictions in HB 859, but addresses Deal’s concerns along with other areas on campuses where weapons are not permitted.

hold meetings, Ortiz said librarians and libraries are central to the community.

Ortiz also said that especially in times when budgets are squeezed, librarians are targets for budget cuts.

“We often take [libraries] for granted,” Ortiz said.

Ten librarians are chosen for the award each year, and they each receive a plaque, $5,000 cash award and a trip to New York City to attend the awards ceremony, hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Last year, Gwinnett Technical College and Gwinnett County public librarian Elissa Checov

received the award.

Todaro said she thinks local communities can benefit from awarding librarians, the award is important because of the often-unrecognized work librarians do.

“I think we have a lot of unsung people who are heroes in communities,” Todaro said. “[The award] thanks you in a way that you’ve never been thanked before.”

Todaro also said the award gives unique perspectives on new practices award-winning librarians initiate. Last year’s winner, Lia Hillman, began a nutrition-education program in her library.

To nominate a librarian, people must fill out a form involving both basic information about the nominee as well as a short questionnaire about the librarian’s impact on the community.

I Love Libraries also provides promotional tools such as sample press releases, sample tweets, flyers and other means of spreading the word, encouraging people to use the hashtags #librarian and #ILoveMyLibrarianAward.

To nominate a librarian or for more information on the I Love My Librarian award, visit ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian.

Continual rainfall above the dam needs to occur in order to refill the reservoir to the summer target level of 1071.

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Lake Lanier up 50B gallons since March Despite shortfall from ‘full pool’ lake up 4.3 feet with help of rains

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com LAKE LANIER – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that substantial rain so far this summer has added 50 billion gallons of water to Lake Lanier. Yet the lake level is still far short of being deemed full.

Lake Lanier is still short of the “full pool” goal of 1,071 feet, standing at 1065.3 feet now. The Corps of Engineers reports the sustained rainfall and other conservation efforts have raised the lake’s pool by 4.3 feet (about 50.3 billion gallons). As a comparison, all the water in all of the Atlanta Aquarium’s tanks amounts to just 10 million gallons.

Despite rumors that the Corps of Engineers, which manages the lake, is keeping the lake’s pool at a lower level due to “some construction on the North end of the lake” that simply isn’t true, said one Corps official.

“We have heard that same story, but that is false,” the official said.

The Corps’ Deputy Public Affairs Officer Tim Oberle said Lanier’s level is 6.7 feet below full pool. Heavy rainfall since mid-March has helped immensely, adding four feet to the level, but a lot more rain would be needed to reach full pool – about 68 billion gallons.

The Corps of Engineers is not intentionally keeping the reservoir below the summer level of 1,071. The goal is

Buford Dam outlet.

The shoreline shows Lake Lanier still needs to get closer to full pool. to refill the reservoir every year, Oberle said.

Lake Lanier’s continued health is critical to the sustainability of the entire Atlanta region. The impact of its loss as a resource would be difficult to say – dominoes would be falling everywhere.

Nevertheless, a 2012 economic impact study done by the 1071 Coalition – a group comprised of civic groups, businesses, concerned citizens and other entities – determined the loss of Lake Lanier as a resource would be an economic loss of $35 billion to $40 billion annually.

The region’s dependence has only grown since then.

Lanier, in addition to being the engine to produce potable water for the

Atlanta region, it serves as a magnet for real estate development, recreation and leisure and allows Atlantans to flush their toilets.

The Corps of Engineers is not blind to these facts and is devoted to protecting the reservoir both as a valuable recreation source and an invaluable potable water source.

“The combination of conservative operation and increased rainfall has resulted in higher levels at the reservoir.

Continual rainfall above the dam needs to occur in order to refill the reservoir to the summer target level of 1,071,” Oberle said.

Corps officials point out Lanier is shaped like an inverted pyramid. That means as the lake is filled, it takes considerably more water to replenish it at

the top where the lake’s surface is at its greatest than it did say 20 feet lower. In other words, it takes considerably more water to move the needle the closer it gets to full pool.

Oberle said the difference in gallons of lake water at 1,065 feet and 1,066 feet is 11.73 billion gallons. So the lake must capture roughly another 68 billion gallons of water.

“Continual rainfall above the dam needs to occur in order to refill the reservoir to the summer target level of 1071,” Oberle said.

Hindering that is the fact that Lanier captures rain runoff from a relatively small area compared to the water it releases below.

The Corps must also release water downstream regularly to accommodate downstream users in the greater Atlanta area and points south.

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Nervous about rising home values or just blowing bubbles Winning back Since I’m a mortgage banker, people are asking me more and more if we are in a housing bubble.

Values have risen sharply over the last six years, but it’s hard for me GEOFF SMITH to see that we are Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com in a bubble.

The actions that led to the dramatic rise in home values leading up to the financial crisis of 2008 were born of greed and the lust for easy money. Today’s rise in home values, while dramatic, are based more on sound economic principles: high demand, low supply. This is a much safer place to be than where we were prior to 2008: high demand, high supply.

Prior to the crash, sellers were asking ridiculous prices for their homes.

And they got away with it because banks made it easy for buyers by giving ridiculous loans. Values soared and a bubble ensued. Today’s market is very different.

Investopedia defines a housing bubble as “a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance.”

In today’s market, the demand is there, but I’m not so sure about the speculation and exuberance.

Speculation infers that houses are being overvalued without firm evidence. Today’s appraisal industry is on a much more firm footing than it was pre-2008.

Each appraisal today gets reviewed by a Fannie Mae system to make sure they are based on legitimate comparable sales.

Values are based not on what at least one person is willing to pay, but on what others have paid for similar homes near each appraised property.

As for the exuberance part, I’m not really seeing that either. Sure, most

people who have a pulse get excited when they buy a home.

But exuberance infers frivolity. To buy a house under $400,000 these days requires grit determination.

Inventory is as low as it has ever been in the metro area in that market. And those who want houses in that pricerange are fighting off multiple bidders to win the deals.

If a recession arose, you might see those homeowners try to sell. And you would see demand increase for the under-$400,000 market where inventory is already historically low.

If you go over $500,000, however, you see the opposite. It’s a buyer’s market. There could be some vulnerability there should the bottom of the economy fall out.

And there are some signs of an impending tightening. My favorite economist, Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal, just last week wrote an article hinting that winter is probably coming.

In short, he said certain factors are in today’s economy: a labor market at full strength, frothy asset prices, tightening central banks, and a pervasive sense of calm. These were all characteristics of run-ups to past recessions.

When the economy tanked in 2008, there was a huge glut of homes on the market here in Atlanta. Everyone was a builder. There were thousands of homes for sale and thousands under construction.

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to compete against thousands of other homes that were for sale. Inventory levels were unhealthily high.

Today, they are unhealthily low in most markets. And that isn’t going to change any time too soon.

While more than 40,000 permits were issued in the metro area last year, more than 90,000 people moved into the metro area, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

If a recession came and demand for homes dried up, inventory levels would have a long way to go before we got to a place where there were too many homes on the market. That is at least true for the under-$400,000 market.

The above $500,000 market is a different story. When people lose their jobs and need to sell their homes, they downsize.

The over-$500,000 range already has too much inventory. If a recession arose, you might see those homeowners try to sell. And you would see demand increase for the under-$400,000 market where inventory is already historically low.

I’m getting way too theoretical, but in this scenario, you might encounter a situation where under $400,000 homes actually rise in value during the next recession.

It’s really hard to say what would actually happen, especially for a hobbyist economist like me. One thing I do know: You can only control what you can control. While thinking about this kind of stuff might make us feel smart, it doesn’t change the fact that there’s always good work to do right here in front of us.

“Do what you must do, and do it well.”

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lost customers Are you losing customers at your small business?

Are you scratching your head wondering why? Are you trying to figure out how you can get lost customers back?

Lost customers DICK JONES don’t have to be lost Founder & President Jones Simply Sales forever, but if you don’t have a plan of action to get them back, they very well might not return.

The first and easiest step in winning back a lost customer is to try and find out why. Did they find another place to buy your product or service? Did they not like your customer service? Were your prices higher than your competitors? Asking a lost customer why they left is paramount to winning them back.

Once you have determined the reasons your customer left, you need to put as much effort in getting them back as you did when you first got them as a customer. This could include reevaluating their needs, buying priorities, or better understanding dozens of decision criteria that may have changed over time.

Statistics say that you have a much higher chance of winning back a previous customer vs. attracting a new one.

A customer who stops doing business with you was most likely dissatisfied with something at your small business.

To get them back you need to understand what the problem was, fix the problem, and let the customer know it’s been fixed.

One of the best ways to demonstrate your small business cares about its customers is to reacquire a lost customer. Over time, that lost customer may very well turn into your best customer!

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The Power of food 3:8 Juice & Eatery helps customers on their wellness journey

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. - Like many moms, Leslie Graham started gaining weight with each pregnancy and found it increasingly harder to take the extra pounds off – even after her children were born.

But the goal to be healthier was more important than the numbers on the scale – and led her directly to a new life and career path.

Today, Graham is 90 pounds lighter than she was just three years ago and is the owner of 3:8 Juice & Eatery on Windward Parkway in Milton where she helps her customers meet their health goals as well.

“Our mission at 3:8 Juice is to promote wellness. We want to [help] our customers learn to take control of their health,” Graham said of her business model.

Graham was first introduced to the concept of juicing four years ago when she came across a television documentary, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.” The film chronicled the life of an individual who lost considerable weight by drinking only fruit and vegetable juice which he made himself.

Graham was immediately hooked on the idea.

“I called my husband [who was working in California] and told him that when he got home, we were going to start juicing,” laughed Graham. “He said, ‘we’re going to do WHAT?’ and almost didn’t come home!”

But Graham was adamant, and over the next year her husband, John, lost 50 pounds, and she lost nearly double that by doing short juice fasts along with a mostly whole food, plant-based diet.

“John was able to go off his high blood pressure medicine, gout medicine and acid reflux medicine,” Graham said. “A nail fungus I had been unable to clear for the past four years went away on its own after I started feeding my body the nutrients [it needed].”

The idea to take her journey to others began when Graham starting sharing her experience. A friend from church heard her story and knew it could be the answer to medical problems he was having.

“His father had passed away about a year ago and he had been on high blood pressure medicine from his early 20s,” Graham said. “He was now 30 with a family and knew that if he didn’t make

Proverbs 3:8: “This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.” some changes in his diet, he would not be around long for his family.”

Using Graham’s model of nutrition, her friend lost weight and was able to go off medication he had been taking for the past decade.

“It was at that point that I knew I wanted to open a juice bar,” Graham said. “I wanted more people to know about the power of food and how it can heal us.”

Her husband was cautious at first, urging her to try working at a juice bar before opening her own. She did exactly that, and within one year the opportunity to open 3:8 Juice & Eatery presented itself.

The name refers to the Bible verse from Proverbs, Graham explained, adding if you put good things in your body, you are protecting yourself from many diseases and costly medications.

John and Leslie Graham opened their store on Jan. 20 (Inauguration Day, she laughs!) with no advertising or promotions simply to get the kinks out before the formal opening. She was shocked at the number of customers who stopped in that first day.

“It was an amazingly busy day! It exceeded our expectations and everyone loved walking in, ordering, sitting down on the couch and hanging out,” Graham recalled.

3:8 Juice specializes in cold pressed juices, flavored with lots of herbs and spices to create unique blends. Graham points to the Taste of Mexico juice which includes pineapple, green apples,

Leslie Graham, owner of 3:8 Juice and Eatery.

3:8 Juice & Eatery Juices, smoothies, soups, salads, bowls and more, whole food, pant based options 5250 Windward Pkwy, Milton, GA 30004 (770) 680-2411; 38juice.com limes, cilantro and jalapeno – ingredients that are high in vitamins, mineral, antioxidants and help boost your metabolism.

3:8 Juice also offers salads and soups, along with a wide variety of smoothies and bowls. She listed the

most popular smoothies, including the Rejuvenator which contains kale, spinach, pineapple, peaches and fresh pressed apple juice.

The store’s customer base ranges from those who are seeking tasty, healthy, wholesome food, to those who want the juice to help them “reset” their taste buds, to those simply looking to lose weight.

“Other individuals may want to supplement their diet by replacing meals with healthy smoothies or bowls, or possibly juices,” Graham said. “We listen to our customers’ needs and then suggest or create a plan just for them.”

While smoothie locations and juice bars are relatively common in the metro area, Graham said 3:8 Juice is far more than just a juice and smoothie bar. A knowledgeable staff can answer all your questions, information resources abound on site, and customers can even create their own juices based on their individual preferences.

To stay up to date on emerging trends, the Grahams attend multiple conferences by Remedy Food Project that brings together physicians, dietitians, athletes, leading researchers, cook book authors and celebrity chefs in the world of plant-based nutrition.

Looking to the future, for their second store, Graham said they hope to open a second location for their second store and are fielding numerous requests to franchise.

“We think this is a concept that is ready to be implemented in other markets,” Graham said. “Every year, more and more people are choosing this lifestyle to bring health and vitality back into their lives.”

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Celebrating 10 Years of Honoring North Atlanta’s Best!

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CALENDAR FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS: ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY ALIVE IN ROSWELL

Families are invited to the monthly Alive in Roswell festival featuring live bands, food trucks, kid games and more. A free, regular trolley service connects the two venues along Canton Street.

Alive in Roswell will be held Thursday, July 20, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. For more information and maps, visit aliveinroswell.com.

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

EVENTS: SFX CHALLENGE

What: SFX and A Step Ahead Physical Therapy present the SFX Challenge in which participants can run a 5K, one mile fun run or a three mile race with fitness stations known as “The Challenge.” The race will benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Registration required.

When: Saturday, July 15, 7 a.m.

Where: Blessed Trinity Campus, 11340 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: sfxchallenge.com

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

What: Families are invited to bring a picnic and lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy an evening under the stars while watching “Finding Dory.” Foods and drinks may be purchased at the concession stand.

When: Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

GARDEN TOUR MONDAYS

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What: Enjoy a free 30-minute tour of the gardens and historic plants on the grounds of Barrington Hall. Learn how the gardens have been restored and receive gardening tips. No reservations necessary.

When: Monday, July 17, 9:30 a.m.

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

CREATIVE WRITING DAY CAMP

What: Barrington Hall is hosting a creative writing day camp for children ages 10-14. Children will learn via oneon-one and group instruction, as well as through creative exercises.

When: Monday, July 17-Friday, July 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $250 per camper More info: 770-640-3855

BINGO

What: Johns Creek residents are invited to play bingo. The activity is free, and snacks and drinks are provided.

When: Wednesday, July 19, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

FORSYTH COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUB LUNCHEON

What: All women of Forsyth and the surrounding counties are invited to the monthly Forsyth County Women’s Club luncheon.

When: Thursday, July 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Polo Golf and Country Club, 6300 Polo Club Drive, Cumming Cost: $22 More info: forsythcountywomensclub. net

POTLUCK LUNCH AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

What: Park Place member are invited to the monthly potluck lunch and birthday cake party to celebrate members’ birthdays. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite covered dish or side items to share with friends.

When: Thursday, July 20, 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

DO IT HERSELF WORKSHOP

What: Join this demonstration workshop to learn to build a create end table. Watch Home Depot associates show how to properly use wood crates and PVC pipes to create a functional table. In addition, participants will also learn how to safely use common project tools.

When: Thursday, July 20, 6:30 p.m.8p.m.

Where: Home Depot, 5300 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta More info: homedepot.com/ workshops/#store/0149

What: Alpharetta’s weekly gathering returns on Old Roswell Street with rotating food trucks and music each week. Six to eight food trucks from the Atlanta area will come out to help kick off the weekend early.

When: Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Old Roswell Street in Alpharetta’s historic district More info: awesomealpharetta.com

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

What: The Alpharetta Farmers Market features fruits, vegetables, natural meats, fresh flowers and herbs, and a variety of home goods.

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

CUMMING FARMERS MARKET

What: Come by for a chance to enjoy locally produced vegetables, meat, baked goods, honey, soaps, flowers, art, woodworking and more.

When: Wednesday and Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 a.m., through Sept. 30 Where: Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road More info: cummingfarmersmarket.com

JOHNS CREEK FARMERS MARKET

What: Held at the Newtown Park Amphitheater, each market features more than 25 local farmers and vendors with organic and/or sustainable foods and produce.

When: Saturdays through Aug. 26 Where: 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

LAMBERT FARMERS MARKET

What: Every Saturday of the summer, Lambert High School will serve as the grounds for a farmers market showcasing local vendors. Products include fresh baked cookies, locally made honey, homemade pasta sauce, and more.

When: Saturday, July 1, 4-7 p.m.

Where: 805 Nichols Road, Suwanee More info: Lambertfarmersmarket.com

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

What: The Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market offers fresh, local farm, ranch and artisan foods direct from producers, and much more.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.–noon., through October Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:

LIBRARY EVENTS:

“PINOCCHIO”

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What: Watch Lee Bryan’s retelling of Pinocchio. This original, one-man show combines authentic Italian music, Commedia-style mask work and plenty of audience participation.

When: July 14-15, times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell Cost: $5 per person, $30 for a summer pass More info: roswellpuppets.com

SUMMERHOUR HOUSE CONCERTS

What: The Autrey Mill Nature Preserve presents the Summerhour House Concert series, featuring local musicians in an intimate concert setting.

When: Saturday, July 15, 7 p.m.

Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $18 More info: johnscreekga.gov

STEVE MILLER BAND

What: The Steve Miller Band will perform with Peter Frampton.

When: Sunday, July 16, 7 p.m.-11 p.m.

Where: Verizon Amphitheater, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta Cost: $39-$115 More info: vzwamp.com

“BRER RABBIT”

What: Enjoy David Stephens’ rendition of “The New Adventures of Brer Rabbit” as he takes Brer Rabbit and his friends on adventures.

When: July 17 22, times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell Cost: $5 per person, $30 for a summer pass More info: roswellpuppets.com

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: HEATHER LUND

What: Heather Lund will exhibit her art at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center through July. Her light-hearted works are characterized with a mix of watercolor, pen and ink, acrylic and screen printing.

When: June 1-July 31, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: heatherlund.format.com or roswellgov.com

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

What: Find out how different artists interpret a “walk on the wild side” at this gallery featuring works in several mediums, including oil, acrylics, watercolors, pastels and collages. Some art is for sale.

When: Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.1 p.m., through Sept. 18 Where: The Gallery, 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell More info: rfaa.org

CALENDAR

What: This in-depth digital photography workshop, presented by Saima Jewett, will cover 13 simple lessons to learn how to make your next photo look fantastic. Ages 12-18.

When: Friday, July 14, 2-4 p.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: laura. hoefener@fultoncountyga.gov

GREAT SUMMER SALAD IDEAS

What: Join Chef Lynn Ware of Custom Gourmet Solutions as she covers great ideas for your favorite salad dishes using fresh summer ingredients. These salads require minimal or no cooking.

When: Saturday, July 15, noon-1 p.m.

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

NAVIGATING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

What: Join Wendy Hayes, Independent Educational Consultant, to learn how to make sense of the college admissions process. Begin to develop a plan and relieve the anxiety.

When: Sunday, July 16, 4-5:30 p.m.

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

AEROSPACE, STAR WARS AND DRONES, OH MY

What: This program introduces the youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of aircraft and spacecraft design.

Students will explore drone science and will create small scale drone/ airplanes with LED lights. Ages 8-12.

When: Monday, July 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: laura. hoefener@fultoncountyga.gov

MARVEL-OUS MOVIES

What: Bring some friends and enjoy free movies from the Marvel Universe. This week’s movie is “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

When: Monday, July 17, 4-6 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

PET ADOPTIONS: FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta. Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd. NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

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Hiking a hidden corner of the Hooch Exploration can be a challenge, and one reason is that you eventually run out of places to explore.

Or do you just become forgetful?

I like to think I know the ChatSTEVE HUDSON tahoochee pretty Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net well. But once in a while I run across something I’ve missed (or forgotten).

That’s how it was when I rediscovered what’s now Simpsonwood Park in Gwinnett County.

Rediscovered? Well, yes. I’d visited the area years ago, long before Gwinnett County acquired it. But like so many things, the details had slipped from active memory and hid, untouched, until I awakened them when I stumbled across the park again a few weeks ago.

The land on which this 223-acre park sits was for years a conference center owned by the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. The property was given to the church in 1973 under the condition that it not be divided or developed.

But faced with mounting costs, the church began to consider its options – including the possibility of selling the site for some sort of development.

To make a long story short, Gwinnett County eventually purchased the Simpsonwood tract for $14 million.

Today it’s Simpsonwood Park.

What awaits you when you visit?

Besides the amenities such as a pavilion, grills and restrooms, the park is also the site of a quaint chapel that’s a popular wedding venue.

But the big draw is hiking. You’ll find about three miles of relatively lightly-used hiking trails traversing upland terrain or following a portion of the river. Simpsonwood has about 2,100 feet of river frontage, and a nicely shaded trail (with several strategically placed trailside benches) follows the riverbank for most of that way.

From the main entry, follow the pavement almost all the way to the chapel and park. It’s foot travel only beyond that point, so walk on down the paved road until it intersects a gravel road. At that point you’re near the river, which is hidden in front of you behind trees.

A number of short connector trails link the graveled road with the riverside portion of the loop trail. It’s a nice hike, though you’ll need to return to the gravel a couple of times to make

The “Hobbit Tunnel” at Simpsonwood Park in Gwinnett County. your way around creek gulleys which would otherwise block your progress.

As on most trails, this one offers surprises. One of the neatest is what one little girl hiking with her family excitedly described as the “hobbit tunnel” – a point where the riverside trail passes through a tunnel-like arch of vines and branches. Now I don’t know what a hobbit tunnel looks like, exactly, but that surely has to be pretty close.

At either end of the riverside trail, the hiking continues as the trail swings away from the river and climbs up from the river’s floodplain.

Be aware that the park is surrounded by private land. Observe those “private property” signs, and be sure that you stay within the park boundaries. Orange blazes mark the trail itself, though some have said that this loop is a little hard to follow.

But figuring out new trails is part of the fun of finding a new place, don’t you think?

I do!

Discover more great hiking along the Chattahoochee in Steve Hudson’s book HIKING THE HOOCH, available from local outfitters and on Amazon. Signed copies are available direct from the author at www.chattahoocheemedia.com.

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Use of this vaccine in an adult to prevent skin cancer would be off-label and experimental. However, two patients reported on in a recent publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) were developing an average of 10 skin cancers per year that dropped to an average of 3 to 4 skin cancers per year after vaccination.

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SPORTS

North Fulton, Forsyth Games of the Year

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —Appen Media continues its Best of the Year awards for sports, including the best athletes, coaches, games and teams from North Fulton and Forsyth County in the 2016-17 high school athletic year.

This week’s conclusion features the top games in no particular order.

Milton vs. Alpharetta football (Aug. 19, 2016) Milton and Alpharetta kicked off the 2016 football season with a thrilling game between the rivals – and for the seventh year in a row the game was decided by one score.

Alpharetta trailed 14-12 after a missed PAT and failed two-point conversion but put together a drive in the final three minutes of the game. The Raiders reached Milton’s 26-yard line with 14 seconds remaining. Alpharetta’s lined up for a game-winning field goal, but the kick fell just short in the waning seconds, allowing Milton to escape with the victory on its home turf.

Lambert vs. North Forsyth girls basketball (Feb. 10, 2017) With the Region 5-AAAAAAA title on the line, Lambert trailed 56-50 with under two minutes remaining, but forced three straight turnovers and scored to tie the game at 58-58 with 10 seconds remaining.

Lambert’s M.E. Craven intercepted a North Forsyth inbounds pass and was fouled with 6.5 seconds left. She went 1-2 on free throws to give Lambert the 59-58 lead. North threw a long inbounds pass, but a scrum under North’s offensive net took up the final seconds, earning Lambert the thrilling win in the region title game.

Johns Creek vs. Harrison girls soccer (May 13, 2017) Neither Johns Creek nor Harrison had given up a goal in the playoffs, and in the Class AAAAAA state championship game, that was still the case after regulation.

In a game defene-minded fans loved, the struggle moved into penalty kicks. Harrison would win the shootout, and the state championship, by outlasting Johns Creek 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

Chattahoochee vs. Northview baseball (March 24, 2017) Northview and Chattahoochee dueled in a marathon affair late in the regular season, with Northview getting an emotional, 13th inning win on the night it dedicated its park to a former player.

Northview forced extra innings with a three-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh. In extra frames, both teams had multiple chances to score, but it was Northview who ultimately broke the stalemate in the bottom of the 13th inning, winning on a walk-off single.

Johns Creek vs. Alpharetta football (Oct. 14, 2017) Johns Creek held off a potential game-winning drive from Alpharetta in the final minute to win what would later prove to be a must-win for the Gladiators’

region title.

Johns Creek led 20-14 with under three minutes remaining, but Alpharetta would drive to Johns Creek’s 5-yard line, setting up a fourth-and-two with 10 seconds left. On the game-winning play, Johns Creek blitzed and batted down Alpharetta’s pass in the backfield to seal the win.

Alpharetta vs. Cambridge boys basketball (Jan. 21, 2017) It was a regular season matchup, but Alpharetta and Cambridge’s meeting on Jan. 21 was an exciting, back-and-forth affair in front of a rowdy Cambridge crowd.

The Bears had chipped away at Alpharetta’s slim lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, but with under 30 seconds remaining, a three-pointer to tie the game missed. Alpharetta used two free-throws to go back up by five, but Cambridge hit a quick three to get within one score with 6.5 seconds left.

A foul led to a made Alpharetta free throw, extending the Raiders’ lead to 69-66 with 4.5 seconds left.

Cambridge quickly drove down the court, but their three-point attempt just missed the mark off the rim.

Roswell vs. Grayson football (Dec. 10, 2016) If the hype surrounding Roswell and Grayson’s battle for the Class AAAAAAA football state championship wasn’t enough, the game itself proved to be an overtime thriller.

Trailing 20-13 with 58 seconds left, Roswell took over on offense needing a touchdown. With just five seconds remaining, Roswell connected on a touchdown pass as time expired to force overtime, an electrifying play to keep its hopes of a state title alive.

In overtime, Grayson connected on a field goal and then held Roswell’s offense at bay, forcing the Hornets to settle for a field goal attempt to force a second overtime. Roswell’s next field goal attempt missed, giving Grayson the win in the heavyweight fight for the state championship.

Centennial vs. Chattahoochee boys soccer (March 10, 2017) Chattahoochee prevailed in overtime in a matchup of two undefeated region rivals, which ultimately clinched the region championship for Hooch.

With the Cougars leading 1-0, Centennial incurred a red card early in the second half. Even playing a man down, the Knights tied the game just three minutes later. For the remainder of the game, both teams played with exhausting tenacity, with the Knights able to keep Hooch’s fast offense from scoring and even getting a few offensive chances of their own.

But 30 seconds into the first overtime, Hooch broke the stalemate to go up 2-1 and hold on for the win.

Blessed Trinity vs. St. Pius X football (Aug. 19, 2016) Blessed Trinity started its season with a riveting comeback win against St. Pius X, erasing a nine-point deficit in the final five minutes of the game.

St. Pius led 18-9 after scoring a touchdown with 5:08 remaining, but BT quickly responded with a 50yard touchdown rush to cut the lead to 18-16. After forcing a punt, BT’s offense took the field with 1:25 remaining needing a score to complete the comeback.

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Lambert’s Leah Cote (10) scored 14 points for Lambert in its 59-58 win over North Forsyth in the region championship game on Feb. 10.

18 seconds remaining gave Blessed Trinity the lead and eventual win.

Fellowship Christian vs. Prince Avenue Christian football (Dec. 3, 2016) Fellowship Christian earned a state championship berth by holding off a late PAC comeback in the state semifinal game.

Fellowship led 31-7 in the third quarter, but PAC mounted a comeback by scoring three unanswered touchdowns to cut the Paladins lead to 31-28 late in the fourth. Fellowship was forced to punt with two and a half minutes left, giving PAC the ball at midfield with a chance to take the lead.

But on PAC’s first play, Fellowship forced a fumble and took over on offense. PAC still had three timeouts and forced Fellowship to earn a first down to run out the clock. On third-and-six with just over a minute remaining, Fellowship elected to pass, a risk that would stop the clock if incomplete and give PAC another chance.

But Fellowship’s risky call worked out when they earned a first down with the pass and eventually won a state championship berth.

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North Fulton, Forsyth Teams of the Year

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —Appen Media continues its Best of the Year awards for sports, including the best athletes, coaches, games and teams from North Fulton and Forsyth County in the 2016-17 high school athletic year.

This week features the top teams in no particular order.

Fellowship Christian football

In the 2016 season, the Paladins became the underdog many rooted for as they won an unlikely berth in the state championship. Using the fading triple-option and starting a majority of players on both sides of the ball, the Paladins captured the Region 6-A championship and went 13-0 before falling to ELCA in overtime in the state championship game.

Cambridge softball Using strong pitching and a stout defense, Cambridge allowed just 37 runs in 36 games on its way to a near perfect, 34-1 record, region championship and state championship. The Lady Bears finished the season ranked No. 3 in the nation by MaxPreps. Starting pitcher Keara Napoli was named the Gatorade Girls Softball Player of the Year for Georgia.

Blessed Trinity baseball With talent throughout its ranks, the Titans went 36-6 this season and

captured the Region 7-AAAA championship, going undefeated in region play.

The Titans allowed just 57 earned runs this season and outscored opponents by an average of 5.3 runs per game.

The Titans reached the state championship series for the fourth straight year, finishing as state runner up after falling to Marist in three games.

Johns Creek boys/girls golf Though neither the boys or girls teams were able to capture a region championship, both Johns Creeks teams were consistently at the top of the leaderboards throughout their season. And when it mattered most, Johns Creek was unbeatable, sweeping the Class AAAAAA golf state championships.

Alpharetta volleyball Alpharetta set a program record with 44 wins this season and finished as state runner-up in Class AAAAAA. A total of 36 of the Lady Raiders’ were either 2-0 or 3-0 in sets. The Lady Raiders were also tough to beat in late play, going 8-2 in decisive sets.

Northview girls basketball

With a mix of talent extending beyond upperclassmen, the Lady Titans reeled off a perfect 16-0 record in Region 7-AAAAAA, capturing the program’s first region title. The Titans finished the season 28-4 and reached the Final Four in the Class AAAAAA

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Roswell football For the second straight season, Roswell compiled a near perfect 14-1 record and finished as state runner up in the highest classification, falling to Grayson in overtime of the state championship. The Hornets offense averaged 34 points per game while its stout defense allowed just nine per game.

South Forsyth girls cross country South Forsyth captured the Class AAAAAAA state championship by a 54-point margin over second-place finishers Brookwood at the state championship meet. South placed three runners in the top-10 and four in the top-15.

Blessed Trinity volleyball It was another state championship year for BT volleyball, its third straight, but this title came in Class AAAA. The Titans compiled a 55-9 overall record, dropping just four matches to in-state opponents. BT captured the Region 7-AAAA title and went 15-2 in sets in the state playoffs.

Chattahoochee boys soccer With size, speed and agility throughout its roster, Chattahoochee went 19-2-1 this season and won the Class

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Milton girls lacrosse The Milton girls lacrosse dynasty continued this year with the Lady Eagles reaching their 13th consecutive state championship appearance and winning their 11th state title. Milton went 19-4 this season and went undefeated against in-state opponents.

The four teams Milton lost to had a combined record of 86-9 and all either won state championships or made state championship game appearances.

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COMMUNITY

Alpharetta sisters run nonprofit encouraging teens to volunteer TeenHOP, promotes leadership and charity for young and old

TeenHOP members also gain access to Leadership Camps and the TeenHOP Leadership Gavel Club, which partners with Toastmasters to teach public speaking skills.

“It gives teens self-confidence and the ability to talk with everybody and not be fearful,” said Brooke, who is the vice president of education for the club.

Gracelyn serves as the founding charter member.

Now, TeenHOP has more than 50 chapters in Georgia, many chapters around the country and a few around the world, in countries such as Australia.

Gracelyn and Brooke travel around the country visiting TeenHOP chapters, spreading the word about the club and planning events like Gavel Club meetings.

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time. Volunteering is a lifestyle,” Gracelyn said.

The sisters are dual-enrolled at Georgia Cyber Academy, the state’s public online school, and Gwinnett Technical College. Both will be entering their senior year of high school and agree their non-traditional education helps them to run TeenHOP while preparing for college.

“It allows us the freedom to help other people with their needs,” Brooke said. “If they need help organizing something for TeenHOP, we can be there because we’re not stuck in school all day.”

The sisters are members of many clubs in their school, including National Honor Society and Beta Club. Both said they enjoy reading, writing and blogging in their free time.

“We love our school because even though it’s online, it has so many clubs, and so many clubs we can also integrate with TeenHOP,” Gracelyn said.

The Leaths encourage students at their schools to join the club, and they travel with a collection of TeenHOP brochures in their car.

Dual-enrolling has also helped both sisters get an early start to their college educations. Gracelyn aspires to become a criminal justice lawyer, and Brooke aims to become a high-risk pregnancy doctor. Both are looking at the University of Georgia and Emory University as options.

The sisters plan to stay involved in TeenHOP through college and beyond.

“Even though we’re going to college, I don’t want this just to be a part of my past,” Brooke said. “I want to be able to say, ‘This is a part of me, this is who I am.’ ” “When it’s your passion, you can’t just let it fade away,” Gracelyn added.

set societal standards and validate the values we hold through their decisions, their official and personal behavior and their words.

The impact that elected officials have cannot be underestimated; they make a huge positive or negative difference to each of us, including our children. If it’s OK for the elected official to do it or say it, it’s OK for our kids to do the same, right?

My goal as a parent has been to instill in my children honor, a sense of right and wrong, honesty, integrity, compassion and a sense of fairness and respect – for other people, for other ideas and faith. I taught them to respect authority – including both the positions of authority as well as the persons in the position. I also tried to

teach my children about empathy and how it’s not all about “me” but “us” – that we are all connected, and when one of us falls or is hurt, we all hurt and suffer.

“Empathy” has always been that value often most difficult to foster. Role models – good ones – foster these values through their acts and words.

Teaching my kids these things was not easy. Preserving them in spite of the environment around them has proven to be far more difficult. Ideas and values are fragile things that can never be taken for granted or abused.

They can be destroyed, distorted, twisted, marginalized and manipulated.

To be preserved they must be nurtured, protected, and defended.

Leaders – all leaders – bear the re-

sponsibility of not only being symbols of positive values but actually living those values as well.

The greater the stature of the leader – especially elected leaders – the more vital the responsibility becomes.

At the end of the day we must ask ourselves if we are willing to compromise any of our core values – respect for each other and for our institutions and respect for the dignity of all people regardless of race, color, creed – or gender.

We cannot afford to offer to our children or our grandchildren or their children any role model – any leader — who does not exude and embrace these core values, because if we are willing to sacrifice any of these, what really do we have left?

By JORDAN MEAKER news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga.— Before they were even in high school, sisters Gracelyn and Brooke Leath were making an impact in their community.

Inspired by a yearly volunteering event held at their school, the sisters said they got hooked on helping others and wanted to continue making a difference with their friends.

As a result, the Leath sisters founded a nonprofit in 2012 called Teens Help Other People, or TeenHOP, to help them do just that.

“We wanted to do something we could do every day instead of just one day of the year,” Gracelyn said.

TeenHOP is a community service program with the mission to empower youth and adults to volunteer in their communities and encourage others to develop leadership skills and live healthy lifestyles.

Teens can join an existing TeenHOP chapter in their area or create a new chapter with the help of Gracelyn and Brooke.

When members join the club, they can record their service hours on TeenHOP’s website. Having a log of volunteering hours becomes crucial when high schoolers become members in clubs like National Honor Society and Beta Club, or when they apply to colleges.

“The TeenHOP board verifies they volunteered, so they can prove they actually volunteered for the organization,” Brooke said.

Matters: Continued from Page 8 ers, Scout leaders, mentors and others of similar ilk are also important.

Socially and culturally, our role models are often found in famous people including musicians, pro athletes and actors. One would think that possibly CEO’s could or should be on this list, but they are not. And, unfortunately, these days it is more the exception than the rule that this category of role model presents honest and healthy examples for our kids to emulate.

Elected government officials are also — or should be — primary role models.

They literally and symbolically help

Brooke Leath,16, and Gracelyn Leath,17, devote their time running TeenHOP and spreading their love for volunteering.

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Old Soldiers Day parade and race honors veterans ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The community can honor and celebrate war veterans Aug. 5 at the Old Soldiers Day Parade and Road Race hosted by the city of Alpharetta and American Legion Post 201.

The 8K road race will start off the day at 7 a.m. in Wills Park behind the pool. Then, at 9:15 a.m., parade festivities begin and will take place all throughout downtown Alpharetta.

The city band will kick off the parade followed by the Memorial Service at 10 a.m., and the parade at 10:30 a.m.

The public can enjoy floats, high school marching bands, military units, classic cars, clowns, music and more.

The parade was first organized and observed in Alpharetta in 1952 to recognize Civil War veterans. However, it has now become a celebration of all veterans who have served.

“We’re excited to have the Old Soldiers Day Parade and Race as an annual tradition for Veterans, festival goers and families,” said Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This is a special event and we are honored to be part of the city’s recognition to all Veterans and their sacrifices. We invite and welcome visitors and residents to enjoy the festivities throughout Alpharetta.”

The procession will conclude at American Legion Post 201 where free hot dogs and soft drinks are available along with a variety children’s activities.

For more information, visit alpharetta.ga.us.

Gate City Brewing Company, ArtAround Roswell host 2017 tour ROSWELL, Ga. — Gate City Brewing Company and Roswell Arts Fund invites the public for an afternoon of local art, beer and music July 23.

Participants can enjoy an interpretive tour of the art, learn about each of the unique pieces and interact with the sculptures. Attendees are encouraged to take photos with the art and ask questions.

A guided bus tour of selected ArtAround sculptures will depart from the parking lot at Gate City Brewing Company at 1 p.m. Attendees should gather between 12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. The bus will return to Gate City around 3 p.m.

After the tour, attendees have the option to receive a 20 percent discount on the entry fee at Gate City Brewing Company. The entry fee includes a tour of the brewery and six tickets to sample delicious craft beer. Attendees can select a pint for $15 or a tulip glass at $20.

Billy Brown is scheduled to perform live guitar

DEATH NOTICES Susann Clement, of Roswell, passed away July 3, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Benjamin Jones, 54, of Alpharetta, passed away June 30, 2017. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home.

music at the brewery. Attendees can enjoy dinner at one of Canton Street’s restaurants following the afternoon of tours.

Stephen M. Ludlow, 65, of Johns Creek, passed away June 18, 2017.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Ricky Lee Mashburn, 47, of Roswell, passed away June 10, 2017. Arrangements

by Byars Funeral Home.

Robert J. Miranda, 57, of Alpharetta, passed away June 21, 2017. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home.

Carol Pendley, of Johns Creek, passed away July 3, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Dr. Wendell Phillips, of Roswell, passed away June 29, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

For more information about the ArtAround Roswell sculptures, visit artaroundroswell.com. Register at gatecity-art.eventbrite.com to reserve a spot.

Enid H. Schneider, 74, of Johns Creek, passed away June 29, 2017.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Sharon Studley, 77, of Cumming, passed away July 3, 2017. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

John Wade, of Alpharetta, passed away July 2,2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

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