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North Fulton tops economic study Growth, jobs, key ►►PAGE 4

Daycare death Toddler dies in accident ►►PAGE 18

Guns in schools?

Fulton debates allowing guns ►►PAGE 22

Local wins Judson Pro-Am Roswell High grad gets trophy ►►PAGE 20

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Milton to break ground on Hopewell House Dignitaries in attendance MILTON, Ga. – The city of Milton will hold its first official groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, July 15 at noon to celebrate the renovation of the Hopewell House, a Civil Warera home planned as a senior and event center.

The groundbreaking will be held at 15690 Hopewell Road

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The death of Dean Riopelle, top, has come under suspicion after his ex-girlfriend, Alix Tichelman (inset), was involved in another man’s death.

Police reopen ‘Monkey Man’ death Linked to local grad, Google death

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – A former Northview High School student may be the link to the deaths of Google executive Forrest Hayes in Santa Cruz, California, and Dean Riopelle, of Milton, known as the “Monkey Man.” Riopelle, 53, was the owner of the Masquerade concert venue in Atlanta, but better known to Hopewell Road residents for his large animal preserve specializing in primates – monkeys. He

and some neighbors came to loggerheads in 2012 when he approached the city to expand his collection of animals and open a preserve.

Riopelle went into a coma and died in September 2013 of what was initially considered a heart attack by family, but what the Fulton County coroner later called an overdose of heroin and Oxycodone.

At the same time, he was dating Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, a former Northview High School student, aspiring model and prostitute. She was recently arrested in California in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes, 51, who died of an apparent overdose of heroin that a security cam-

era shows Tichelman administered.

The footage from the man’s death suggests Tichelman watched Hayes convulse and go unconscious before finishing her drink and leaving him.

His body was found the next day.

On Sept. 6, 2013, two weeks before Riopelle died, Tichelman was arrested by Fulton County on charges of battery and false reporting of a crime. Riopelle accused her of attacking and biting him.

Because of the similarities in the two deaths, Milton Police Spokesman Capt. Shawn McCarty said the department is taking another look at Rio-

See RIOPELLE, Page 18

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in Milton. Milton’s City Council will be joined by staff from Senior Services North Fulton (SSNF), which will use the Hopewell House for programming. Also in attendance will be Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, who was instrumental in securing $295,000 annually from Fulton County for Senior Services programming.

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Appen Media Group launches Business Post The inaugural 32-page print and online issue of the North Atlanta Business Post launched July 14.

The monthly businesscentric publication will be distributed to 20,000 business professionals in a variety of industries and features in-depth analysis, interviews and sections on careers and people.

Publisher Hans Appen said the North Atlanta business community is one of the largest economies in the country and is blazing the trail for economic recovery.

“At the core of our business is community journalism and as such our products, news coverage, and advertisers reflect what you can expect to experience living and working in North Atlanta. The timing feels right for a community business publication on the north side,” Appen said.

The Appen Media Group is also launching the website www.northatlantabusiness-

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Snellville woman fended off an attacker after she tried to back out of a finance scam June 23.

The victim told police she needed some money. She had seen a high school friend of hers posting on Facebook about a new job where the friend was making a lot of money.

The victim inquired about the job.

She was told she would handle foreign banking, where the company would use employees’ personal bank accounts to transfer money into and out of the country. The employee would be paid a transaction fee.

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DUI crashes with kids in car MILTON, Ga. – A woman driving four young children July 3 was involved in a crash and charged with DUI. Police were called out to the intersection of Charlotte Road and Mayfield Road after reports of a vehicle that had run into a power pole.

Officers spoke with the driver, Marjorie Rose RyanSantos, 33, of Oregon, who allegedly slurred her words and could not keep her balance while standing.

She was put through sobriety tests and failed. In the vehicle she was driving were four children ages 4 and 5.

Ryan-Santos was charged with DUI, child endangerment and failure to maintain lane.

Cash taken while at McDonald’s MILTON, Ga. – A man had $230 cash taken from him

meet a representative of the company.

They agreed to meet at the Bank of America on Windward Parkway. She met with a man identified as Dontae A. Smith, 22, of Stone Mountain.

As she was speaking with him, the victim said she SMITH began to feel more suspicious about the “job.” Finally, she thanked Smith for his time but said she would turn down the job.

Smith became angry with the victim and began cursing at her for wasting his time and began attacking her. She ran to her car and he followed, even hitting her through the open car window. The assail-

while getting food at the Windward McDonald’s.

The victim told police he had picked up a friend at a nearby extended stay hotel and the pair went to get some food at McDonald’s. They drove his moped, which had the money in a pouch near the steering wheel.

The victim went inside to get the food while his “friend” stayed outside. He drove his friend home, and the pair separated. The next morning, the victim checked on the money to find it missing.

He suspects his friend because “she has done it in the past.”

DUI arrest follows near collision ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A suspected DUI driver attracted the attention of police June 21 just after midnight when he nearly collided with an officer’s cruiser on Haynes Bridge Road.

According to police, the car driven by Brandon C. Barwig, 25, of Surry Point, Alpharetta, pulled out of the BP gas station at Haynes Bridge Road and Westside Parkway, crossing over two lanes and nearly hitting a police cruiser in the process.

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Police searched their records for the suspect’s car and found a match to a license plate and model belonging to Smith.

The victim was able to identify his picture for a lineup as the attacker.

A warrant was issued for Smith for battery.

Three days later, June 26, Smith was picked up by DeKalb County police on the warrant.

The victim’s friend who set the whole event up de-friended her and blocked her on Facebook.

The scam of course is to get access to the victim’s savings or checking account.

Thieves can then loot the accounts or use them to deposit phony checks, leaving the victim liable when the checks bounce.

vehicle over and spoke with Barwig, who denied drinking or being on medication.

To the officer, Barwig allegedly acted suspiciously like he was drunk, fumbling for his driver’s license and having trouble standing up when asked.

He again denied drinking or taking medication. He failed sobriety tests and was arrested.

While en route to the police station, Barwig asked to be let go. He allegedly confessed to taking Hydrocodone an hour before and to drinking at that time as well.

Barwig was charged with DUI and failure to yield.

The brat in the hat?

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Marietta woman was arrested June 29 after allegedly using her child to smuggle stolen goods from a store.

Employees of the Macy’s store at North Point Mall told police they saw Nicole Fountain Dibba, 27, of Marietta, come into the store and take a $25 blue Polo hat from a shelf and place it on her son’s head.

The mother and child then walked out of the store without paying for the hat.

They were stopped at the door and Dibba was arrested for shoplifting.

This Casper not so friendly ghost ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A burglary at a local gas station July 7 ended with a local man arrested.

Police were called to the Citgo gas station on North Main Street about 1:20 a.m. after an alarm went off.

On the way, police passed a man walking away from the store without a shirt or shoes, only wearing shorts.

He was stopped as police investigated.

Looking at the business, police saw a paving stone was thrown through the front window. Several cases of Budweiser beer apparently were taken and left just outside the business.

While police were securing the scene, the man, identified as Casper Allen Penrod, 24, of Manning Drive, Alpharetta, tried to flee the police. He was quickly caught.

A review of store security footage showed a man fitting Penrod’s description – no shoes

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Westwind Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested June 26 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and speeding. ►► Melissa Elise Graham, 24, of Suwanee was arrested June 27 on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to maintain lane and no license on person.

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Snellville was arrested June 24 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and speeding.

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July 3 that the family went on vacation.

When they returned, they noticed the watch missing.

The watch is described as a Tag Hauer ladies’ wrist watch, silver-colored with diamond chips instead of numbers with a white bezel and stainless steel link clasp.

It is valued at $2,000.

It was taken from a bot-

tom drawer in a dresser in the upstairs bedroom.

While the family was getting ready for their vacation, people showed up to install a glass door in a bathroom, next to the bedroom with the watch.

While the family was on vacation, a friend was house sitting and had several people over at different times.

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North Fulton tops economic study Growth, jobs key

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON – A new study shows North Fulton’s cities lead Georgia in leading economic growth factors new workers, employment and median income growth. Perhaps surprisingly Johns Creek was No. 1 among Georgia cities.

Sandy Springs (No. 8), Roswell (No. 11) and Alpharetta (No. 13) also shone well, and taken as a group they provide convincing evidence for the economic strength of the region.

The study, conducted by NerdWallet, looked at the growth in Georgia between 2009 and 2012 in three areas: working age population; employment growth; and median income growth.

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Growth among working-age residents in Johns Creek “blew the curve,” coming in at 39.1 percent over the four years of data studied. That translates into 17,000 new residents 16 and older who moved there during the years of the study.

While Johns Creek showed zero employment growth, that

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was during the height of the recession when Georgia lost thousands of jobs. Most cities showed negative growth in that area.

Johns Creek median income grew 6.9 percent. Among North Fulton cities Alpharetta grew only 1.5 percent, which NerdWallet analyst Maggie Clark said was as much a factor of Alpharetta’s high median income it already possessed.

“Cities on the rise are those that are showing growth in those three critical areas related to economic growth – worker population, employment growth and median income,” Clark said. “The audience for this study is the general consumer. We want to show the people where growth is occurring in their state and how their city is doing compared to their neighbors.

“It speaks well for all of North Fulton that it has the four cities all within the top 13 cities in the state. North Fulton is definitely growing and their incomes are up as well,” she said.

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We want to show the people where growth is occurring in their state and how their city is doing compared to their neighbors.”

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istrators that they are growing, that they are a favored destination and should plan for that.

It is a designation that these North Fulton cities are pleased to have. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said he was excited to see his city at the top of the list.

“We’ve always known this is a place people want to come,” Bodker said. “Yes, it does show

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Families brought out blankets and chairs to sit on while they waited for the fireworks to begin at dusk.

Fireworks, open, close with a bang Wills Park packs in crowds

By ERICA O’NEAL erica@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Hundreds of people gathered at Wills Park on July 4 to watch the annual fireworks display.

Families and friends brought food and drinks to cookout while they waited for dusk to come. Kids ran around

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the wooden playground and teenagers bought ice cream and glow sticks from vendors scattered all over the park.

Once the fireworks began, the whole park whooped and yelled. The booming crescendo of each firework bursting into color pushed everyone to the edge of their seats. The Fourth of July celebration ended magnificently with a finale that turned the night sky briefly into daylight.

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DNR: Boating intoxicated, don’t think about it

By KRISTINA BAK kristina@northfulton.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and law enforcement participated in the June 27-29 nationwide “Operation Dry Water.”

The operation helped enforce and educate boaters about the dangers of boating under the influence, or BUI. Other local agencies that participated included the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

The program put thousands of officers on the water to increase visibility of BUI enforcement before the Fourth of July holiday, which is known for drinking and boating.

The initiative focused on reducing accidents and fatalities related to BUIs. “We would rather them stay sober while boating or designate a non-drinking operator,” said Lt. Col. Jeff Weaver, DNR law enforcement division assistant director.

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, NASBLA, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, launched the operation in

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The Georgia DNR pushed for boating safety during the holidays.

They wanted people to be aware of the dangers of boating under the influence.

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“We want people to enjoy boating on our waterways, but we want them to do it safely,” Weaver said.

So far this year, rangers have made 75 BUI arrests.

In 2013, there were a total of 86 arrests related to BUI. Officers also educated boaters on a new Georgia boating law.

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law requires any person born on or after Jan. 1, 1998 who operates any motorized vessel on Georgia waterways to have completed a boat education course. The course must be approved by NASBLA. The course is offered in different formats.

The formats include in a classroom setting, online and home study.

Jason Roberson, with Georgia DNR, patrols Lake Lanier looking for intoxicated boaters.

The agencies also worked to educate the public about the dangers of alcohol and water safety.

So far this year, 15 people have drowned in Georgia waters. Of those, eight occurred at Lake Lanier.

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Send cookies to military in Afghanistan ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta First United Methodist Church has broken its record for collecting Oreos to send to military overseas.

The church set a goal of two tons for its annual Operation Oreo cookie drive during the month of June. With help from the community, the church nearly doubled its goal, collecting 3.7 tons of cookies.

“The pastors, staff and congregation of AFUMC thanks the community for an outpouring of support,” said a church spokesperson.

Alpharetta Methodist held the drive throughout June,

culminating with a patriotic worship service June 29.

Stacks of Oreo packages surrounded the altar. While the choir and orchestra played patriotic music and military veterans were recognized.

The Oreos have been sent to military chaplains in Afghanistan who will help distribute them to service members stationed at forward operating bases Fentry and Gamberi, and at Shindand, Kandahar and Bagram Air Bases.

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By KRISTINA BAK kristina@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. — At a young age, Grace Withers played on her street, rode horses and bought Coca-Cola for 5 cents at the corner store.

Withers, now in her 80s, was one of the early residents at the now historic Goulding Place just off Canton Street in uptown Roswell.

“The day we moved, we carried some of the things up the hill,” said Withers, who now lives at Elmcroft Senior Living Communities in Roswell. “We enjoyed living in that home very much.”

When she learned 109 Goulding Place was sold, she recalled the years her family spent in the home.

The home, which sits on 16 acres, was sold in May for nearly $6 million and will be developed by Front Door Communities into a subdivision.

Front Door Communities plans to build Goulding Village, which will include upscale single-family homes as well as townhomes, keeping with the look of historic Roswell.

Withers retold the story of when her father, James

Isaac Wright, bought the home and later modernized it in the early 1940s for what was then the princely sum of $5,000.

WITHERS When her family moved into the now historic home, she was just a teenager. The home had a well on the porch, and indoor bathrooms and outside columns had not been added.

Withers’ father is credited with donating the land for Roswell’s first park, Waller Park.

He also built the first swimming pool in the city. Until then, they would have to travel to Chastain Park to swim.

“That was the closest swimming pool,” said Withers.

All of her neighbors had big families, so Withers and her siblings had plenty of friends to play with outdoors into the evening.

The children would play together in the street, she said.

Games like kick the can and froggy in the mill pond were popular, she said.

“We weren’t afraid of cars,”

said Withers, “because they hardly ever came along.”

She recounted how all the families put in money to build a tennis court, so the people on the street had a place to play near the history home.

The family owned several dogs, cats and two horses.

Withers said she and her siblings enjoyed riding the horses.

During that time, the big family names in the area were the Donahues, the Colemans and the Wrights, she recalled.

Her father ran a Chevrolet car dealership for 27 years.

Roswell children went to a school on Mimosa Boulevard (now the Teaching Museum North) that held classes for first through ninth grade. Milton High School in Alpharetta served Roswell too, and there were only 11 grades in those days.

She can remember when Ga. 400 was first paved.

Her father, the adventurous type, drove up and down the highway before the public was allowed, she said.

Withers graduated from high school cum laude. She graduated from Bessie Tift College, north of Macon (it closed in 1987). She met her husband, William Hoyt Withers in Macon.

“We had been to church

Historic Goulding Place is full of memories from resident Grace Withers. and he was walking me home and he thought he’d hold my hand, and I wouldn’t let him,” Withers said.

They married in 1949 at the First Baptist Church in Roswell. Their reception was held in the dining room of the Goulding Place home.

Withers and her husband

then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, to finish graduate school, studying religious education.

The couple had four children: Dale, Jane, Jean and Cathy.

She now has eight grand-

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Sen. Beach appointed to Sanders graduates from FBI National Academy Senate study committees ATLANTA – Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has selected Science and Technology Chairman Sen. Brandon Beach (RAlpharetta), to serve on the Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee and the Senate Senior Technology Gap Study Committee.

“I am honored to serve on these two influential committees that will bring about positive economic and technological change for our state and its citizens,” said Beach.

“Our elders and entrepreneurs play a vital role in our society, and it is crucial to facilitate as much ease into our system as possible. I look forward to meeting with my colleagues throughout the summer to determine longlasting solutions for these two groups.”

The Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee will identify inefficient and overlapping programs within government that negatively

State Sen. Brandon Beach will serve on two special Senate committees. affect entrepreneurs trying to start or expand a business.

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By CAROLYN RIDDER ASPENSON carolyn@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga. — Jamie Thayer knows more about snakes than she would like.

The lesson came when her 11-year-old Golden Retriever Jesse James was bitten by a copperhead in April and is still recovering.

“Everything I’ve read says the recovery after treatment is usually only 24 hours,” Thayer said. “But Jesse is almost three months out and isn’t back to 100 percent yet.”

Jesse was bitten outside of Thayer’s home at Lake Lanier in Cumming.

“It was after dark, and we were standing near some ivy when he suddenly jumped twice,” she said.

The dog wouldn’t put pressure on his leg, and Thayer decided to take him to the veterinarian.

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Jesse was bit by a copperhead,” she said.

She said the dog appeared to be bitten twice.

“Our vet said the bites looked to be from a young snake and that they release venom differently than adult snakes,” Thayer said.

Dr. R.J. Itkin, internal medicine vet with All Pets Emergency and Referral Center, 6460 Atlanta Highway in Alpharetta, said young snakes can be just as dangerous as adult snakes.

“Their venom may not be fully developed, but multiple bites typically release more,” Itkin said. “Certainly, all snakebites must be attended to, no matter the age of the snake.”

Copperheads and water moccasins are the most venomous snakes in the state, and bites are common from late spring to early fall.

Copperheads reach about 22 inches to 36 inches long and have a diamond shaped pattern on their bodies.

They can be found in wooded, swampy areas, near pines and water.

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Jesse James, an 11-year-old Golden Retriever, is recovering after being bitten by a yard snake. times called cottonmouths, live near and in water and are about 20 to 48 inches.

They have large heads.

Some have brown cross bands, but most are black.

The venom is poisonous, but Itkin said all snakebites should be looked at by a veterinarian.

“Not everyone sees the snake or knows what kind it is,” he said. “Often snakebites require stitches or other treatment, even if they’re not venomous.”

Itkin said since April, they’ve treated about 20 dogs for snakebites.

“We had six over the weekend a few weeks ago,” he said.

“The weather brings them out, but if there’s a food source,

they’re going to go to it, regardless of where it is.”

Thayer said Jesse’s leg turned black, and treatment included antibiotics, Epson salt soaks and rest.

“We had to help him stand to go potty, because his leg was in such bad shape,” she said.

She said her vet didn’t recommend anti-venom treatment for Jesse because of the dog’s age and possible side effects.

Itkin said anti-venom treatments like Antivenin have been successful in snakebites, but all treatment options should be decided based on the dog’s health and age.

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“The CID is a special purpose tax district that voluntarily pays additional tax to finance public infrastructure projects,” said North Fulton CID Executive Director Ann Hanlon. “In doing so, they improve their properties as well.”

Those collected extra taxes go into a fund controlled by the CID and used in a variety of ways to improve the economic health of the district.

CID members represent the development community, and they have a large stake in the economic viability in the region. The CID allows them to pool significant amounts of funds – their own – and then leverage those dollars with state and local governments to get infrastructure projects that benefit the entire community off the drawing board and in the ground.

In the last 10 years, the NFCID has spent $18 million for specific projects that leveraged an additional $85 million in federal, state and local funds, Hanlon said. That is a return of 5 to 1.

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and mobility issues. When the NFCID came together, it had two major issues to solve. First, it had to amass the resources to take on ARMSTRONG projects.

Next, the NFCID had to choose projects that met the The Ga. 400 northbound exit ramp now features a dedicated left-turn lane. The North Fulton CID goals of the NFCID members. got a $500,000 grant from GDOT to design and build it. That greatly reduced the bottleneck that “One of the first was to get queued up at the top of the ramp.

Westside Parkway completed, improved and expanded from Mansell Road to Windward,” ALPHARETTA, Ga. — While Community Improvement Armstrong said.

Districts are not new, it was a new idea in North Fulton It can be difficult around 2001, when work began to delineate the North when two or more cities Fulton CID borders. It takes a bit of a sales job to get are working on a joint business people to agree to a voluntary tax (all residential project, Armstrong property is exempted). said. It is hard for them But the NFCID genesis can be traced to the mid-1990s to balance the burdens just after North Point Parkway was completed – it was 95 and the benefits of the percent developer-built – and North Fulton’s economic project equally. growth was skyrocketing.

“But when you have Large commercial landowners on the west side of Ga. 400 a credible third party looked at the commercial corridor North Point had become, that has money, it can and saw the same thing was possible on the west side of step in and be the glue 400. to hold the project So the plans were proposed to Alpharetta City Council together – or to give it a that a Westside Parkway be built. To jumpstart the project, shot in the arm. That’s they proposed a joint venture with Alpharetta to fund a what the CID can $400,000 engineering study with rights of way donated – do. We can keep the the city put up $100,000 – and get the plan placed on the momentum going and Georgia Department of Transportation projects list.

The photo at top shows what a bottle helped build the coopGDOT has a fondness for project partners “who have skin eration to get a project neck the 2-lane bridge over Foe Killer in the game.” Having the engineering and environmental Creek caused on Westside Parkway. done,” Armstrong said. studies in hand and rights of way acquired, the project The main logjam to Below is traffic over the new bridge. was handed to GDOT. Then-GDOT Commissioner Wayne Westside Parkway early Shackelford began the project on the south end first, linking on was replacing the North Fulton Chamber of major collector arteries Mansell and Haynes Bridge roads. bridge over Foe Killer Creek at Commerce President Brandon This showed local governments how CIDs partnering with the border of Alpharetta and Beach also serves as the CID local cities can expedite projects of great economic benefit.

Roswell. executive director. He has seen By the time the final link of Westside was completed in That represented a $1.6 the NFCID in action from “Day 2012, it was a mirror of North Point Parkway reaching from million NFCID investment for One.” Windward Parkway south to Mansell Road. By then, the acquisition of right away and “This organization has North Fulton CID had been up and running and played a role engineering costs. That was been instrumental in some in that finish as well. a project begun in 2004 and key infrastructure products in —Hatcher Hurd completed in 2009. the North Fulton community.

Farther north on Westside When you look at Westside Parkway, Avalon donated the Parkway, the extra turning Fulton, you’re in a special environmental studies, so if final piece of right of way to lane we’re going to do at Windplace. That was all CID funds, money does become available, complete the rest of the artery ward [at Ga. 400 northbound], no public money.” it’s a go,” he said. from Windward to Mansell. The the extra turning lane we’ve The NFCID is an organizaThe NFCID helps communiproject ran into tough geologialready done at Ga. 400 and tion that works with all three ties improve infrastructure and cal problems, and Alpharetta Mansell Road – you see tancities in its district, and has mobility, Beach said. did not have enough money gible transportation improvebeen a partnership that ben“Any time you can do that, budgeted to finish the work. ments,” Beach said. efits everybody, Beach said. you’re improving traffic flow, NFCID stepped up and provid“Many people don’t know “What we’re able to do is you are seeing to the needs of ed the $789,000 to finish it. that we have landscaped all identify a project that is impor- the business community. And “That is what we do. We can the Ga. 400 entrances in the tant to one of those cities. We that keeps businesses here come forward when we see an district,” he said. can do a lot of the prep work to in North Fulton as well as atopportunity fading and step “That sends the message get the project ready. We can tracts new ones,” Beach said. in,” Armstrong said. that when you arrive in North do the design, we can do the “So all of our district profits.”

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Comparing sales of residential detached homes year-over-year, it looks like despite being right in the middle of the selling season, sales are relatively flat compared to the previous year.

Currently there are 378 homes that closed last month, compared to 388 in June of 2013.

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We’re pretty flat across the board with the same percentage of homes selling quickly, the same number selling in six months or more, even the same number of luxury home sales.

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The Sugar Shack offers, “breakfast pastries and coffee in the morning and then transitions into desserts and ice cream in the afternoon and evenings,” owner Andy Badgett said.

Badgett attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, before moving From left, Sugar Shack in the Back and Fickle Pickle down to Roswell with his wife. The Fickle Pickle Cafe owner Andy Badgett poses with two employees, Cafe has been open since 2003, but Badgett has Hannah Johnson and Christine Tolbert. been running that particular spot since 2000 when he first opened a fine dining restaurant called Asher.

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Customers can make their own ice cream sandwich by choosing one of 12 ice cream flavors between two cookies.

Badgett got the idea to open a bakery in Roswell after seeing how much customers loved the baked goods they sold in the Fickle Pickle Cafe.

Badgett wanted to open a bakery because, “the street has a lot of dinner restaurants, but they don’t have as many breakfast options, so we just thought that was something the street needed.”

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SmartStyle Hair Salon opens in Cumming CUMMING, Ga. — Since opening May 21, the staff and stylists of SmartStyle have welcomed more than 360 guests to their new location inside Walmart at 2395 Peachtree Parkway.

“It feels great to be part of the community,” said Tina Salatino, SmartStyle district leader. “Every day, we have been doing cuts and colors, and have enjoyed getting to know and help our guests get the right haircut or brand new look.”

Regular salon services include haircuts starting at $13.95 for adults and $10.95 for kids (10 and under), as well as color, perms and other services.

Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Walk-ins are always welcome and the salon accepts all major credit cards and cash.

For additional information, visit SmartStyle.com.

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Mary Tolbert opens Med Spa ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Med Spa at the Gardens’ main focus is to educate clients on the causes and effects of everyday skin care issues, said owner Mary Tolbert.

Also, she adds, to make the client feel comfortable and relaxed while helping achieve and maintain healthy beautiful skin.

Med Spa at the Gardens, 970 North Point Drive in Alpharetta, offers services that include: facials, chemical peels, laser treatments and waxing.

Med Spa at the Gardens also offers wellness services including herbal body wraps, reflexology

BusinessBriefs and massage.

For more information, visit www.medspaatthegardens.com or call 770-597-6971.

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Atlanta Allergy & Asthma honored by magazine ALPHARETTA, Ga. — John Zora, of the Alpharetta location of Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, was named to Atlanta Magazine’s 2014 list of the Top Doctors. In the July issue, six additional Atlanta Allergy physicians joined Zora as top doctors: Stanley Fineman, Linda Guydon, Kathleen Sheerin and David Tanner. David Carlton and Kevin Schaffer were included in the online top doctor listing. Atlanta Allergy has had multiple physicians on the Top Doctor list since its inception. Atlanta Allergy in Alpharetta is located at 401 South Main St., Suite C-1.

Orangetheory Fitness to open in Alpharetta

Medical Fitness and Wellness Group opens

ALPHARETTA Ga. — Orangetheory Fitness, a group fitness company, is set to open its next Georgia location in Alpharetta in early August.

Additional locations will open in Emory Point and Roswell by the end of the summer. “We are thrilled to bring Orangetheory Fitness to Alpharetta,” said Laura Salatino, a studio owner. “Our goal is to help the community achieve their fitness goals, and we’re confident that local residents will really embrace the concept and share in our results.”

The Alpharetta location is targeting a grand opening event for early August. The event will include a deejay, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and prize giveaways.

The opening will also have a six-week contest to lose the highest percentage of body weight for a cash prize.

Orangetheory Fitness Alpharetta is located at 3450 Old Milton Parkway, Suite 210. Pre-opening membership discounts are available. For more information, call 770-686-5352 or visit www.orangetheoryfitness.com.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Medical Fitness and Wellness Group opened July 7 in Johns Creek. The group offers medical-related exercise for those suffering from chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, anxiety/hypertension and low back pain.

They also work with individuals with no conditions who are looking to improve their current level of health and fitness. Medical Fitness and Wellness Group is located at 10692 Medlock Bridge Road.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Edward Holliger of the Cumming office of Resurgens Orthopaedics, 1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, was named to Atlanta Magazine’s Top Doctors list for the third consecutive year.

Seven additional Resurgens Orthopaedics physicians were recognized in the July issue: Erroll Bailey, Robert Kelly, Kenneth Kress, Douglas Lundy, Milan Patel, Yvonne Satterwhite and Steven Wertheim.

The listing is compiled annually by Castle Connolly Medical, a New York-based health care research company.

Resurgens Co-President Dr. Douglas Lundy said the practice is honored to have so many of its physicians recognized as top doctors.

“It’s extremely gratifying to be recognized by our medical peers as a practice that provides its patients with an exceptional level of care,” Lundy said.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – James F. Pope, chief executive officer of KeyWorth Bank, announced the promotion of T. Neil Stevens to president and chief operating officer of KeyWorth Bank and election to the Board of Directors. Stevens has been an executive officer and part of the management team since KeyWorth Bank was established in STEVENS 2007. He oversees the retail and commercial banking groups, mortgage and SBA lending and credit administration. KeyWorth operates offices in Johns Creek, Duluth, Alpharetta, Dunwoody and Marietta and has $385 million in total assets. The bank has received a top 5 star rating from Bauer Financial Company reflecting its sound financial strength and security.

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Journey Chiropractic hosting ‘Give Back America’ July 26 ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Journey Family Chiropractic is hosting its first annual “Give Back America” Saturday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The chiropractic group is offering free chiropractic exams and adjustments. Although the event is free, any donations will benefit the Atlanta Birth Center Fundraiser. Journey Family Chiropractic is located at 320 Prospect Place in Alpharetta.

KeyWorth Bank promotes Neil Stevens to president

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SCLC STOP THE VIOLENCE FESTIVAL – FREE OPEN MIC

For the third year in a row, the SCLC Stop the Violence & Incarceration Campaign is hosting Love Fests around Metro Atlanta, empowering youth to reach out to fellow youth. July 19 at Woodruff Park in Atlanta from noon to 5 p.m. Woodruff Park, Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta.

Please call 404-546-6744.

Brothers featuring Soul Sacrifice.

The three part series will encompass live music complete with a show worthy performance for residents in and around Duluth to enjoy. The first concert will be held on July 19 on Duluth Town Green from 8-10 p.m. VIP Tables are on sale. This is a licensed zone event, so grab a drink, your friends and family and experience downtown Duluth. Duluth Town Green Knott St NW, Duluth.

July 19 from 8 - 10 p.m. Please call 770-476-3434 or visit duluthga.net.

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Mama’s Blue Dress is an all-female country quartet featuring airtight harmonies and vocal chemistry, blazing twin fiddles and a hint of soul. Come out and listen to them perform on July 19 starting at 8:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $15. Kids 16 years old or younger can attend for free. 377 S Main Street, Alpharetta.

Please call 770-754-7831 or visit matildascottage.com.

TRAIL HIKES

Every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) docent guides you on a journey through the CNC trails using bio facts and activities to spark your “natural” curiosity. The cost is included with general admission and free for CNC members. Saturday, July 19.

1 p.m. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell.

Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.

SUMMER STAGE KICKOFF IN DULUTH The city of Duluth will kick off their Summer Stage Concert with the Bicho

PADDLE AND PICNIC AT RIVERSIDE PARK

Bring your kids and paddle upstream with us to Roswell’s Riverside Park. Bring a sack lunch for a picnic along the river. Ages 6 – Adult; $40 General Public/$30 CNC Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell.

Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.

DEDICATION OF THE CHEROKEE MEMORIAL

The Roswell Historical Society will dedicate a Memorial to honor the Cherokee Nation on, July 19, at the Riverside Park stage area from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

There will be a formal opening of the Memorial, exhibits and demonstrations. Riverside Park, Roswell. Please visit roswellhistoricalsociety.org.

BENEFIT HORSE SHOW

RUMC UPSCALE GARAGE SALE

A gigantic, church-wide garage sale at Roswell United Methodist Church will be held on Thursday, July 24 (a $10 donation gets you into the Early Bird Sale, 4-7 p.m.); Friday, July 25, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; and Saturday, July 26, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The public is also invited to a furniture pre-sale event on Saturday, July 19, 8 a.m. – noon at 1255A Grimes Bridge Rd., Roswell.

Thousands of items will be available at the garage sale. It will be held indoors in the church’s fellowship hall area. Items will include furniture, clothing, art and more. Credit cards (add $2 fee) and cash accepted. 814 Mimosa Blvd. in Roswell’s historic district. Please visit rumc.com/ garagesale.

On July 18 - 20 the Forsyth/ Lake Lanier Office will be working with Black Horse Productions to put on the 13th Annual Ticket to Ride Benefit Horse Show. The event features Double-Point and Money Prize Classics. Wills Park Equestrian Center, 11915 Wills Road, Alpharetta. Please call 678-2976120.

Church, 180 Academy Street, Alpharetta. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and children 12 and under. Tickets are online at act1theater.com, or call 770-6638989.

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ACT1 Theater presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the vibrant, enduring, and multiaward winning Tim Rice/ Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The Biblical saga of Joseph, his dreams, his scheming brothers, and his coat of many colors come to life on stage Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and on Sundays at 2 p.m., July 18 until August 10. ACT1 Theater is located inside Alpharetta Presbyterian

The Visitor is a heart-warming, funny, magical story about two families who have let a tragedy tear them apart and whose children, as a result, have become unruly. It takes the wisdom and magic of a special visitor to bring them back together as they realize the value of love and friendship over possessions. Come experience the wonder of The Visitor with us! This is the inaugural production of our Young Writers Series, a new program designed for playwrights, ages 7-15, allowing them to experience a “pageto-stage” working of their original or adapted script. Kaylie Larson, who wrote and is directing The Visitor, is being assisted by her mother Pip. Together they are both learning the art of making theater together. July 18 through July 19. Showtimes vary.

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Toddler dies at daycare Caretaker cited 6 months prior

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 3-yearold boy died July 8 at a local daycare after allegedly hanging himself on the playground.

The toddler, from Roswell, was at Ms. Janna’s Daycare, on Shady Grove Lane in Alpharetta, a home-daycare center that is approved for up to six children to be present.

George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, said the boy was playing in the playground when he came across a piece of twine.

“It looks like the child was playing with the string and somehow it got around a post on the slide and his neck,” Gordon said.

The boy went down the slide and strangled himself.

Any parents affected by this incident can seek free childcare help at www.allgakids.org

1-877-255-4254 The Fulton County Coroner determined the boy died of asphyxiation.

Daycare workers called 911 at 10 a.m. and when fire crews arrived they found an adult performing CPR on the boy. They took over and he was pronounced dead.

Reg Griffin, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), which regulates daycares, said the business has been closed pending the results of an inquiry.

“We do this when it is determined there was a death of a child that was not medically anticipated,” Griffin said.

The daycare’s owner, Janna Thomspaon, has until Monday

afternoon to appeal.

If the investigation concludes there were issues with the daycare, it could face penalties such as fines or having its license revoked.

Ms. Janna’s Daycare was the subject of a surprise inspection in January.

“The serious issues we found dealt with supervision and the safety of the playground.”

It is licensed for up to six children, but Griffin said Thompson was cited for lacking supervision.

“It’s hard to keep an eye on six kids by yourself,” he said.

The playground problems ranged from excessive twigs and pinecones to protruding rusty nails and a wheelbarrow and water hose exposed.

The report also found Thompson did not complete the required number of training hours.

Griffin said Thompson was advised of these issues and a plan to fix them was discussed.

RUMC’s upscale garage sale July 25-26

By KRISTINA BAK kristina@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. ¾ The Roswell United Methodist Church (RUMC) will hold its sixth annual upscale garage sale.

The sale will include items such as furniture, sporting goods and clothing. Upscale means that the items will be in good condition, said Ann Gordon of RUMC. “We are trying to be more conscious of having nice things,” Gordon said.

The sale will be held on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 in the RUMC fellowship hall.

An early bird sale will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 24 for a $10 donation.

The proceeds will benefit RUMC’s missions and job networking program. The church has received national attention for their job networking program, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News with Diane Sawyer and Clark Howard’s “Primetime Show.”

The program includes workshops, mini job fairs and guest speakers.

“It is huge and it’s just a big ministry,” said Gordon.

Riopelle: Continued from Page 1 pelle’s case.

“There was nothing to make us believe any foul play to begin with, but we are going back over the case to make sure,” McCarty said. “Given the similarities in the two cases, we are just making sure nothing was missed.”

Riopelle was an owner and president of the Masquerade, a popular downtown concert venue, and the lead singer of

Volunteers are needed to work Monday, July 21 through Saturday, July 26 at various times.

Volunteers are eligible to shop during the early bird sale, too.

Donations can be made 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 20 or 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 at the church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard in Roswell.

Cash is accepted. New this year, credit cards will be accepted with a $2 fee.

Delivery is also available.

Gordon said the sale helps the community by offering items at a low price. She recalls being told that it is “the mother of all garage sales” and families will plan their vacations around the sale.

For more information, visit www.rumc.com/ garagesale.

the band the Impotent Sea Snakes, a rock and roll band known for their sexually explicit lyrics and performances.

Milton City Councilman Matt Kunz was a close friend of Riopelle for several years before he first came into the public eye. The two met when Riopelle was coaching youth football.

“We lost a good resident that people cared about deeply,” Kunz said of Riopelle.

Kunz said he had met Tichelman several times when he visited Riopelle’s Hopewell Road home, but had little interaction with her. Kunz did

say Riopelle had problems with her.

“He threw her out of his house several times over her drug use,” Kunz said.

Riopelle told Kunz he did this because he was not a drug user himself. “[Riopelle] was not a drug user,” said Kunz. “I have never known him to use drugs at all.”

Tichelman was the one who called police in September claiming she found him unconscious in his home.

She has recently admitted to giving Riopelle the drugs that killed him.

Police are investigating.

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Mustangs win Triple Crown ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Mustangs 16U-Reformado emerged from a field of 24 teams spanning seven states across the Southeast as runner-up in the Triple Crown College Showcase Tournament at Midway Park in Cumming the weekend of June 27-30.

The coaching trio of Ed Reformado, Brooke Faile and Terry McLain managed the Mustangs to three consecutive victories in the elimination round over the mixed field of 16U and 18U age groups en route to the championship game. The team plans to compete in the Georgia ASA “A” State Tournament in Wood-

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Front row are Jordin Englar, Abigail Wilson, Taylor Lutian, Shelby Dean, Taylor Ver Steegh and Abigail McLain.

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The future bride is a 2007 graduate of Milton High School and a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Language and World Business. She is the owner of ABH Fine Photography in Alpharetta, Georgia. The future groom is a 2003 graduate of Greenbrier High School and a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism. He is employed by UPS Capital Corporation. A September wedding is planned.

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Roswell grad wins Judson Collegiate tourney Moxness captures Legends title in 2-hole playoff ROSWELL, Ga. – The final round of the Judson Collegiate and Legends Pro-Am Challenge concluded June 30, with a dominant performance from Jessica Haigwood, a 2013 graduate of Roswell High School.

The first-year collegiate golfer with Georgia Regents University-Augusta won the tournament with a 7-underpar score for three days. She won by nine strokes over her nearest competitors, Samantha Postillion (Burr Ridge, Illinois) of University of Illinois and Zoe Brake (Whakatane, New Zealand) of Ohio State, who finished tied for second at plus-2.

This was the third year that the Legends Tour, the Official Senior Tour of the LPGA, joined the Judson Collegiate Invitational Foundation for the Judson Collegiate and Legends Pro-Am Challenge, presented

by AT&T. The golf event was held June 27-30 at the Country Club of Roswell, showcasing the talents of 60 collegiate women golfers alongside 30 LPGA Legends professionals.

Barb Moxness (Edina, Minneapolis) earned her second career win on the Legends Tour on Saturday, June 28, in a two-hole playoff. She edged two-time defending Judson champion Alicia Dibos (Lima, Peru).

Both Moxness and Dibos carded scores of 3-under 68 in regulation in the 18-hole tournament held at the Country Club of Roswell. Both Legends players matched birdies on the first playoff hole, the parfive 18th, and returned to No. 18 for the second extra hole.

Moxness birdied the second playoff hole to win the tournament. Val Skinner of Bayhead,

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Event co-host Lauren Judson, who played in the tournament for University of Southern Mississippi, with Jessica Haigwood, of Roswell, right, and her trophy.

New Jersey, Sweden’s Liselotte Neumann and Rosie Jones of Atlanta tied for third at 1-under 70.

“It’s been about 10 years since I last won, so this is a real treat,” said Moxness, who had her youngest son, Tim, on her bag as caddie for the event.

“I made some really good par putts today to keep the momentum going.”

She won $15,000 for the title.

The event is managed by the Judson Collegiate Invitational Foundation Inc. (JCI Foundation), which honors the memory of former Roswell residents, Jim and Beth Judson, who died in an airplane accident in 2010. This year, the Judson Women’s Leadership Workshop was expanded to provide ad-

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by Hilton Hotel in Roswell on June 26.

The Judson Collegiate and Legends Pro-Am Challenge annually offers a unique format, with three golf events in one.

The first day of golf is a pro-am competition, as area amateurs are paired with Legends Tour professionals and collegiate players. The second day is a one-day Legends Tour tournament with a prize purse of $120,000. It is the only event that allows women collegiate golfers to play alongside former stars of the LPGA. The third component of the event is a three-day collegiate stroke-play

Roswell’s Jessica Haigwood, winner of the Judson Collegiate and Legends Pro-Am Challenge, center, with tournament director Jackie Cannizzo and JCI Foundation President Kirk Knous.

competition that counts toward World Amateur Golf rankings.

Spectator activities over the weekend included a free youth golf clinic by U.S. Kids Golf, interactive family activities provided by the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Dream, a $1,000 travel certificate from Celebrity

Cruises and free post-competition concert, hosted by the Willow Springs Homeowners Association.

For complete results and more information of the Legends Tour event, visit www. judsongolf.com.

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Dialing for help Dispatch officers recall stories of 911

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“You always want to listen to your instinct,” she said. “Instinct cannot be replaced with an automated system.”

As with any profession dealing with a general public, there are horror stories as well as comical travails.

“We deal with a lot of people in the city,” said Renae McNease, a communications officer. “People reporting potholes and city things call here.”

What time does Trick-orTreat start? Why are traffic lights out? My Thanksgiving turkey is overcooked, what can I do?

“Someone called 911 to rescue a trapped squirrel on Ga. 400,” Roswell Police Officer Zachary Frommer said. “They wanted an officer out there.”

Calls come in about animals outside, he said. Snakes and bears in people’s yards.

“People say, ‘but it’s my back yard,’ but we tell them animals belong outside,” he said. “It’s when they come into the house that it becomes a problem.”

“I had a call from a local fast food restaurant at 11 p.m.,” said Michelle Schneider, another communications officer. “A guy had walked through the drive-thru. He was wearing a red hat. That was all he was wearing.”

McNease said patients at mental facilities call repeatedly, as do many other “regulars” in the community and drunks late at night.

“They just want to hear another human being’s voice,” she said.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – For most people, dialing 911 is ingrained in us from youth. When you are in danger or in need of help, call 911 and the cavalry will be arriving shortly.

For the men and women who receive those calls, it’s a career, and a rewarding one at that. For Roswell, that pride stretches to the very creation of the dispatch center.

Roswell operates its own 911 emergency dispatch, separate from any other city.

The city has gone it alone since 1986 when 911 began in Roswell.

“We were one of the first municipalities to have 911. We had it even before Atlanta,” said Susan Gifford, Roswell communications manager.

“We’ve been technologically advanced for such a city of our size.

“We are proud of our 911 center.”

The center receives about 4,500 calls a month.

Being a 911 communications officer is more than simply answering a phone. They need to know how to respond in all manner of emergencies while keeping a cool head.

They are the first of the first responders, being the ones to first take in and control a situation, relaying that information to arriving police, firefighters of medical personnel.

Gifford said gut instincts play a large role in their job.

She recalled one call where a man reported his wife had shut her hand in a door, severely breaking it.

“His tone of voice was off,” she said.

So she sent police to the home as well as EMTs. What they found was the man was a wanted felon who had attacked

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Communications Officer Michelle Schneider, in Roswell’s 911 center gets all kinds of calls from the public, from the weird to the deadly and everything in between.

Month (April), the officers will go to schools and talk to children about how to call 911 and what to do in emergencies.

“You can always tell when kids had 911 education,” McNease said. “They call 911 just to check if it really works.”

While they may laugh at some calls, the job is a serious one. Everything from injuries to car accidents to murders come though their phones.

“A 6-year-old boy called. He said his momma and ‘g-momma’ were sick,” said Gifford.

“He answered every question and helped get them ready for the EMT.” “Sometimes the kids are the easiest,” added Schneider.

“They don’t panic like adults.”

The dispatchers have to be able to respond to all sorts of situations, sometimes life-anddeath.

“I had a guy who wanted to commit suicide by dousing himself in gasoline,” McNease said. “Officers went out and I spoke with him while they responded. I probably saved his life.

“You get that one call where you did make a difference,” she added. “If you give lifesaving instructions, it makes the job more rewarding.”

Gifford said the department is short-staffed. Right now, there are three or four officers per shift. Ideally, she wants

five.

Some will be taking calls while others operate the police and fire radios. The department is hiring more officers and will have testing this month for potential recruits.

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Roswell seeks some good listeners ROSWELL, Ga. – The city of Roswell is seeking a few good workers to fill out the city’s 911 dispatch center.

Through recent retirements and now maternity leave, the dispatch ranks have thinned, necessitating some new hires.

“We’re letting people show up with application in hand,” said Officer Zachary Frommer, with the Community Relations Unit.

“We want to find the best candidates we can and streamline them in.”

Right now, there are 13 communications officers and three support staff.

Ideally, there will be 20 officers. Applicants must pass a background test, similar to a police officer application. Honesty and trust are a large part of this job. Frommer said about half of all applicants pass the background test.

Working nights or weekends at the dispatch can fit in well with a student’s schedule. Frommer said the call volume varies, but there is a lot of down-time when homework can be worked on.

“It’s a good job for

someone in school,” said Frommer. “Some people do it as a stepping stone to being a police officer.”

He said many of the department’s best officers came through communications. They hit the road already knowing emergency codes and the layout of the city, leaving less training required.

“You know how everything works,” he said.

Workers need to be 18 to work in dispatch and 21 to be a police officer. “This is a good place to start.”

Applicants must be 18 years old, be a U.S. citizen and have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Testing is two to three hours of typing, map reading and multitasking quizzes. There is a written test and then an interview.

“We can make you the greatest dispatcher,” Frommer said. “We are looking for the critical skills and attention to detail.”

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For information or the job description, visit www.roswellgov.com/ jobs or email rpdcareers@ roswellgov.com.

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Fulton School Board examines school gun policies New state law expands locations where weapons can be carried

BY CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com FULTON COUNTY -- The landscape on gun control in Georgia took a dramatic turn on July 1 when the provisions of House Bill 60 went into effect, siginificantly easing restrictions of where firearms would be allowed, including on K-12 school campuses.

Known as the “Safe Carry Protection Act” by its proponents, and the “Guns Everywhere Law” by its detractors, one thing is clear: schools boards may soon be compelled to establish boundaries of exactly what makes a school safer.

“The [Fulton Board of Education] plans on having a discussion about the impact of the new laws soon, possibly at their July 22 meeting,” said Fulton Schools spokesperson Susan Hale. “At this time, there have been no requests from any staff member to carry a gun on campus.”

House Bill 60 was signed into law in April by Governor Nathan Deal and went into effect July 1. The new law eases areas where guns can be carried, including into public buildings which do not have weapons screenings in place, such as courtrooms. Guns can also be carried into unsecured areas of airports, into bars and

into churches, unless specifically banned by the church leaders. The law applies to people who are legally permitted REEVES to carry and conceal weapons.

The law also allows local school boards to authorize school personnel to carry weapons.

While opponents of the law decried the idea that weapons could make their way onto school grounds, albeit through staff authorized and trained to use a weapon, Georgia is not at the forefront of the issue. Currently 20 states allow guns on school campuses. While most have parameters as to when, where and who, four states have no restrictions for people who are legally permitted to carry a weapon.

Currently, the Fulton School System policy restricts weapons on school grounds.

According to one board member, that policy will likely not change even with the law.

“Speaking for myself, it is unlikely we will make any modifications to current policies unless there is significant impetus to change the rules

Speaking for myself, it is unlikely we will make any modifications to current policies unless there is significant impetus to change the rules we have in place.”

KATIE REEVES Fulton board member

we have in place,” said Fulton board member Katie Reeves of Alpharetta.

She welcomes a discussion of the issue by the board, noting it is the duty of the board members to address the new law and its impact.

The current law in Georgia is a bit ambiguous as it comes to who can carry guns on school campuses. Two versions of the law were passed, with some conflicting information contained, according to the state’s Attorney General’s office.

“There is a general prohibi-

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a lot of interest in all North Fulton.

What the survey doesn’t show is South Forsyth. Its growth is very similar to North Fulton.

All the factors that made us as a region great are present in South Forsyth – schools are competitive with us now for example. They just don’t have the zoning we do yet.”

Roswell Mayor Jere Wood it is always tough to compare yourself to the very top, but when looking at the whole state, you see just how good you are.

“It is great to be validated that you’re doing the right thing. Roswell made a conscious decision to become more business-friendly during this recession.

I see this as a confirmation that our work is paying off,” Wood said.

But Wood also acknowledged that all of the cities in North Fulton are “blessed” to

Campus police have a strong presence in Fulton County schools 74 officers provide security to all high schools and middle schools; some elementary House Bill 60, which eased restrictions on guns in schools across Georgia, was designed to help school systems which did not have, or could not afford, School Resource Officers (SROs) or off duty police officers to provide security.

In the Fulton County School System, a campus police force has been in place since 1989 and currently has 53 sworn officers who provide security at all high schools and middle schools, and some elementary schools. There is a security presence around the clock and on weekends to take calls for service.

In addition, Fulton Schools employs 21 campus security associates. These associates are trained security officers who help monitor activities on campus, patrol the campus, and assist students, administrators, school resource officers and other staff members as needed.

Campus security associates are assigned to the majority of high schools and a few middle schools, according to a school system spokesperson. tion against carrying weapons in a school safety zone, however a person who possesses a weapons carry license may have a weapon when picking up a student, and may have a weapon in a vehicle that is in transit or parked within a school safety zone,” according to officials with the Attorney General’s office.

The Fulton School System is a charter school system, allowing flexibility to local schools to make some decisions based on what works best for that school. Reeves

said she does not envision a school asking for flexibility to allow guns on campus for administrators, noting the safety decisions will likely be system policies that all schools must follow.

“The current requests for flexibility are more academicfocused,” said Reeves. “But my guess is if we start getting requests for flexibility that involve broader system issues, such as safety, the board and the superintendent would have another discussion on what we hold tight and what we loosen.”

be in a great location.

“The fact that all of these cities are doing well is also due to the fact that we are all helping each other.

Whether you work in one city or another, live where you do, it is the concentration of good schools and good opportunities.

That really makes this region a great spot,” Wood said. “It’s not a surprise, it’s a confirmation.”

Bodker echoed much the same theme.

“The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce got it right through its Progress Partners North Fulton when they said we have to develop the region as six distinct cities – but one region,” Bodker said.

Then people who come to North Fulton can look at the different personalities of the individual cities works for them.

“It’s easier to choose North Fulton over Gwinnett or South Fulton when you’re selling the region,” he said.

Analyst Clark said what they see as cities “rise” with new population growth and new opportunities, city leaders

look ahead.

“What we see in these fastgrowing cities is a second stage of development where city leaders want to create a downtown space for people to come together – kind of a walkable, pedestrian-friendly city center,” Clark said. “It gives residents a central meeting place and also establishes a strong identity for the city.”

Since the time frame of the study, Georgia has continued to grow economically.

Georgia gained 76,400 jobs between April 2013 and April 2014, and the 7 percent unemployment rate, while higher than the national average of 6.3 percent, is trending downward, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

More than 277,000 people moved to the state in 2012, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and per capita income increased 2.7 percent to $38,179 in 2013, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported.

The state also has recaptured 65 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, analysts found.

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Making a difference in your local community Milton Herald | July 16, 2014

An interview with Chef Woolery Back During my research, I spent time with several farmers, chefs and entrepreneurs to find out how the farm-totable movement is progressing on the ground.

I’d like to share my conversation with Woolery “Woody” Back, the head chef at Table & Main in Roswell, as we discussed the local movement and its importance to a healthier lifestyle.

What was your reaction to having a garden available to use on your menu?

Back: Sarah Buchanan started the garden before I got there when she used to work at Table & Main, but when I got there, it hadn’t been taken care of and just had a few straggling tomatoes. But I was really excited about ways we could use the garden in our kitchen.

It’s not a mainstay on the menu – I can’t say, “This is our salad that we grew out back.” What can happen is like today, we took these arugula pods out this morning, and we’ll do something small with it. I’m thinking about a caper pickle on it and we’ll put it on the menu somewhere. That garden can’t support our menu, but we can have a veg plate here and there that can come from our garden.

Former Table & Main Sous Chef Chase Todaro joins the conversation.

With all the noise about GMOs, organic and local food, what should customers focus on with their food products?

Back: The more local, the better. If they use GMOs, you know, it’s not really the end of the world. They don’t have to be organic. Some of these small farmers only make like $27,000 a year. And to get organic certified is several thousand dollars. So a lot of them are doing the organic thing; they’re just not certified.

So I think the more local, the better, because you sustain the community. We buy from Lionheart Schools, a school for children with autism. They have a small farm at their place, and we buy radishes, turnips and greens from them. I’ve been buying from the Little Apple market around the corner as well.

So I try to keep it as local as possible.

Sarah Buchanan greets families of Rwandan farmers during a recent trip.

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The biggest farm we buy from is Buckeye Creek.

They’re kind of like a co-op farm, so they’re a central farm and they pull from all of their neighbors. One neighbor’s a beet farmer, one neighbor’s a corn farmer, the other neighbor’s a goat farmer and they bring in goat’s milk, so they’re a central community around that farm.

What are the biggest challenges the farm-to-table movement faces?

Back: I just read an article in the New York Times by Dan Barber asking where has farm-to-table gone wrong.

He wrote about how he was basically bleeding this guy of broccoli and pea shoots for his menu without thinking about how the farmer was going to supply it all on a small farm.

He was saying the popularity has taken off, but it really hasn’t taken off in a sustainable way.

Corn and soybeans are still the biggest crops in the world, and they’re still plowing more fields in the Midwest to make room for this; so we’re still in a losing battle for farm-to-table right now.

And this has been going on for 10 years.

If you could grow five items regardless of climate, what would those five crops be?

Back: Pull beans, corn, mustard greens, turnips and beets.

—James Carr

How a Roswell farmer gives genocide survivors hope I first met Sarah Buchanan at Table & Main’s garden in Roswell in the fall of 2013.

A friend of mine put me in touch, as Buchanan founded a nonprofit organization in 2012 called “The Kula Project.”

Their goal is to eliminate poverty by giving one billion farmers the tools to make it happen, largely through donations and fundraisers, like their annual #forthefarmer campaign that takes place on Aug. 14.

Kula means “to eat” in Swahili and “community” in Sanskrit, and the Kula Project aims to help farmers in Africa support themselves, their families and their communities.

One of their earliest projects brought drip-tank technology to an orphanage in Kenya which enabled them to harvest every 21 days.

Before, the farmers were using seeds that were seven years old, but with their new methods, the orphanage was able to feed all of their children for the very first time — and even made $400 at a local market.

Their latest project will help genocide survivors in Rwanda grow coffee beans and bananas, which will double their income for the next thirty years.

Buchanan still worked at Table & Main when we first spoke, though she has since parted ways due to the success of her project. Her partnership with Table & Main, 1028 Can-

JAMES CARR

The Jig Is Up james@northfulton.com

ton Street in Roswell, however, is what directly funded the early stages of the Kula Project.

Without owner Ryan Pernice allowing Buchanan to take weeks off work, The Kula Project would have gone kaput.

Instead, the Kula Project recently celebrated their two-year anniversary at Monday Night Brewing Company in Midtown, a massive accomplishment considering 80 percent of small businesses fail within two years.

Hopefully, this means they’ll be around for the long haul.

This is important for both our community and Africa, because Buchanan’s project sets an example for all of us to follow.

The issue is that, as a whole, we aren’t doing that right now, and it’s the main reason Buchanan went to Africa to make a difference: People here didn’t seem to want it.

“We were building a lot of gardens around Roswell, and then we realized that no one was taking care of them after we left,” Buchanan said. “And when we first started Kula, we were trying to convince people to become farmers, and we

realized that wasn’t working either. That’s when we started working with existing farmers.”

Part of the problem was Roswell’s city laws.

Though one of those gardens was behind Table & Main, Kula wasn’t legally allowed to sell the crops for a profit.

Instead, they had to donate the goods to the restaurant to sell.

Laws like these mean someone thousands of miles away can sell you food because it’s been approved by the federal government, but a neighbor, friend or community member cannot sell food from their garden down the street. Who do you trust more?

For the vast majority of human existence on earth, food was eaten from within walking distance of where it grew.

Today, you couldn’t find the farm your lettuce or bananas came from unless you worked for the NSA. The number of people, miles and gallons of oil behind everything we eat is enormous, and it clogs up our system while hurting our health and the environment.

The fact that fresh food went ignored in the middle of a city shows the height of our ignorance. As we have forgotten our food, we have forgotten ourselves.

James Carr is working on a book about the local, sustainable movement called The Jig Is Up. For more information visit thejigisup89.com.

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Hopewell: Continued from Page 1 “We are proud that Fulton County was part of the collaborative effort in partnership with the city of Milton and Senior Services North Fulton to establish a muchneeded senior center to serve the needs of our growing senior population in North Fulton,” said Hausmann. “It shows that positive outcomes are possible when we work toward a mutual goal for our citizens.”

The 2.5-acre site, which contains the nearly 4,000-square-foot, two-story home, dates back to at least the mid-1800s, according to local historians. Newnanbased Headley Construction will handle all renovations to the home and site at a cost not to exceed $632,000.

“We couldn’t be happier that this project is moving forward,” said Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood. “From the beginning, it was meant to be multi-functional for the

entire community. We get a beautiful, renovated senior center, we get to save what we believe is the oldest structure in Milton and the city gains a unique, attractive event center.”

Community Development Director Kathleen Field said SSNF will occupy the home during normal business hours thanks to a 2012 agreement.

When not in use by seniors, the city of Milton will utilize the space for citysponsored events and pursue facility rentals for special occasions.

Milton purchased the Hopewell House from foreclosure in 2011 for $250,000 in order to save the site, which is believed to be one of the oldest in North Fulton.

For more information on this groundbreaking ceremony, contact Executive Aide to City Manager, Mayor and City Council Christine Doss at 678-242-2492 or christine. doss@cityofmiltonga.us.

—Jonathan Copsey

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Goulding:

Christmas party, where the whole family sings together.

The family also gathers in Augusta each year to celebrate her father’s birthday.

In 1952, she and her husband moved back to Roswell and worked as teachers in area schools.

Withers was a teacher for 32 years. After retiring, she became a substitute teacher for about 15 years while volunteering at what is today North

Fulton Hospital.

“I wish I was still doing that,” said Withers about volunteering.

She was a volunteer at the hospital for 20 years. Withers’ husband passed when he was 60 years old in 1986. At the time, they had been married for 37 years. When asked about what she thinks of 109 Goulding Place now, Withers said, “It’s always home to me.”

Donna L. Berthelsen, 61, of Johns Creek, passed away June 19, 2014. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Leila Hawkins, 90, of Alpharetta, passed away June 22, 2014.

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Jeanne J. Page, 84, of Marietta, passed away June 22, 2014.

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Bertha Mae Butler, 92, of Roswell, passed away July 6, 2014.

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Ann House, 86, of Duluth, passed away July 6, 2014.

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Gloria June Peal, 74, of Johns Creek, passed away June 20, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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While living at Goulding Place, the family started many traditions that Withers and her immediate family maintain to this day.

The family gathers for a

DEATH NOTICES

Nell Hall Calhoun, 82, of Roswell, passed away June 27, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Michael Scot Howes, 56, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away June 21, 2014.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Linda Elaine Clark, 67, of Alpharetta, passed away July 2, 2014.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Barbara Jean Thomson Lundberg, of Suwanee, passed away July 2, 2014.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

James Tunney Ridings, 82, of Gainesville, passed away July 6, 2014. Arrangements

by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Peter John Maloney, 55, of Woodstock, passed away June 19, 2014.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Daniel Rossman, 90, of Roswell, passed away June 23, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Margarida Celeste Mendes, 82, of Roswell, passed away June 20, 2014. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Marvin F. Scobee, Jr., 80, of Clarkesville, passed away June 17, 2014. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Carolyn Munsey, 70, of Marietta, passed away June 16, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Thomas Bennett Scott, 79, of Duluth, passed away July 5, 2014.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Henry Eugene Cobb, 75, of Cumming, passed away July 1, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Yvonne Anne Crisp, 52, of Alpharetta, passed away June 28, 2014.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Pearl Martha Diener, 89, of Alpharetta, passed away June 22, 2014.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Earnest A. Dyche, 91, of Alpharetta, passed away June 27, 2014.

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Donald Anthony Eckardt, 83, of Cumming, passed away July 7, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

20 YEARS

William Rausch, 87, of Alpharetta, passed away July 5, 2014.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Joyce Elaine Gaddis, 65, of Roswell, passed away June 21, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Rita Hulda Mussell, 94, of Alpharetta, passed away July 3, 2014.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Pamela Austin Norton, 69, of Alpharetta, passed away July 3, 2014. Arrangements

by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Emanuil D. Varshavskiy, 81, of Alpharetta, passed away June 24, 2014. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Jeffrey Scott Weiss, 46, of Sandy Springs, passed away June 26, 2014. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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