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College and career academy coming to Forsyth Set to open fall 2018

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — High school students in Forsyth County looking to get more real-world experience in areas like hospitality or public safety before graduating may soon have that option.

Forsyth County Schools is considering building another high school in the county, and this time it will be nontraditional.

While the county is currently working on multiple projects, including a new, traditional high school opening fall 2018 and a middle school, slated to open 2016, the need for nontraditional educational options is growing along with the county, according to Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden.

Starting Aug. 17, a Career, Technical and Agricultural Education/Workforce Development Interest Survey will be live on www.forsyth.k12. ga.us. The feedback from the survey will be used to develop the grant application.

Bearden met with the Public Facilities Authority Aug. 10 to discuss creating an intergovernmental agreement between multiple agencies to help get the nontraditional school started.

“The City of Cumming, Forsyth County Board of Education and the

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Commissioners weigh in on affordable housing

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved letting County Attorney Ken Jarrard write a letter stating the county’s stance on affordable housing to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The DCA first sent a letter to Commissioner Jim Boff asking for BOC comment on the possible affordable housing off Hwy. 20. The BOC decided to hold a town hall Aug. 6 to get public comments they can compile into a letter telling the DCA how the community feels. The deadline for the return letter was Aug. 14.

“The DCA sent a letter soliciting the BOC’s input, but said they’re not

requesting citizens’ input,” Jarrard said.

“But if the citizens have something to say, they can say it through the BOC.” The BOC agreed to respond, saying while they are not against affordable housing, JARRARD many of the public comments at the town hall were about the proposed location three miles southeast of the City of Cumming on Ga. Hwy. 20. But they also said the BOC is not in charge of making this decision as it is a state choice.

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CUMMING, Ga. — A man left his dog in his car while he went to shoplift July 30 at Khol’s, 1615 Market Place Blvd.

A call was made to the Cumming Police Department regarding a dog left in a car at 1:30 p.m. The officers found the dog but it didn’t seem to be in distress, although it was very hot outside.

When notifying the store to find the owner, officers found

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Cat burglars steal felines FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two women stole a cat and its kittens Aug. 6 from a woman living on Jot Em Down Road.

The owner’s uncle saw the two women break in and called the owner. The owner said the cats were abandoned at her work a few weeks ago and she took them home to take care of them.

The cat owner told police an acquaintance and her unknown female friend forced their way into the house through a screen on the back porch because they were trying to get the cats. When the two women weren’t able to get into the house, they pushed their way in through the screen and climbed in.

The uncle then went over to the house to stop the females but they were leaving with a cat carrier by the time he got there.

The two females told him they were going to take the cats to the vet because they were concerned about their health.

They put $60 on the back porch and told him it was for the damage to the porch screen. The owner was reportedly indecisive about pressing charges while law enforcement was on scene.

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CUMMING, Ga. — A 19-year-old was arrested for 11 charges Aug. 4 after driving recklessly near Veterans Memorial Boulevard and West Maple Street.

Officers caught the driver after a ‘be on the lookout’ was issued from a 911 call and the driver drove right past a police car.

The officer followed the car from

the man reportedly was being watched by loss prevention because he was believed to be shoplifting.

Officers waited for the man to leave the store while continuing to monitor the dog. After waiting an hour for the man to come out, officers made contact with him as the store was asking to criminally trespass the man from the store. The man was cited for leaving the dog in the car.

Atlanta Road from East Maple Street then south on Atlanta Road until it stopped.

When asked why the car had a dealer license plate, the driver said his dad owned a luxury-car dealership in another county.

The driver was charged with aggressive driving, too fast for conditions, two counts of fail to maintain lane, three counts of signal required on changing lanes, two counts of unsafe lane change, following too close and seatbelt violation.

Flushed civility leads to gun arrest FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A change in fees for plumbing services caused a man to point a gun at another man Aug. 4.

Two men from The Pink Plumber were called to a house on Hendrix Road to pump the septic tank.

After starting to pump it, they decided they needed to charge the homeowner more money due to the extra sludge that had to be pumped out.

The homeowner disagreed and said he wouldn’t pay anything extra since they agreed on something already.

The workers and the man debated until the man told them to get off his property, but the workers said they had to fill the hole and began to do so when the man went into his house to reportedly get his black pistol and pointed at the men.

The men started to video tape the altercation but the homeowner put the gun behind his back. The men covered the tank back up and the owner paid them.

The owner confirmed the argument except he said he felt threatened by the men not leaving his property, but he said he never pointed his gun at them.

The homeowner was referred to the Magistrate Court.

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Man found sleeping in wrong home ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Harris Commons Place resident had a rude awakening Aug. 6 after she found a strange man asleep in her living room.

The victim said she was awakened by the snoring of the man, who was found passed out in the living room.

When woken, the suspect was asked why he was in the house and he said he thought it was his home and the door was unlocked. He actually lives three doors down.

Being neighborly, the victim declined to press charges.

Fool me twice, shame on me MILTON, Ga. — A Milton resident was the victim of two scams, costing him nearly $13,000.

The victim told police Aug. 6 that he received a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS and asking for money. The victim hung up, not believing the person. Later, the victim was called by the San Jose Police Department. The detective on the other end claimed the victim owed almost $9,000 to be paid to Chase Bank or he would be arrested.

The victim believed the caller and sent off the check.

After that, the victim received yet another call, this time from Madison, Georgia, police claiming the check he sent to California had not gone through and he would be arrested if he did not pay.

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Deputies seized $15,000 in cash, five handguns, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), marijuana and various prescription pills.

Traffic stop results in drug bust

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — While conducting a traffic stop Aug. 2 on Lake Center Parkway in Cumming, deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office noticed the man they were arresting was involved in other criminal activity, as well.

Deputies arrested 22-year-old Brandon Joseph Huff, of Cumming, for driving on a suspended license and also affixing a license plate to misrepresent the identify of a vehicle.

After the initial arrest, further investigation into Huff’s car and hotel room showed

evidence of sales of illicit drugs. Deputies reportedly seized $15,000 in cash, five handguns, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), HUFF marijuana and various prescription pills.

Huff was also charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of schedule I or II substance with intent to distribute, possession of schedule III, IV, or V substance with intent to distribute, possession of a

firearm during the commission of a felony, altering the identification of a weapon, possession and use of drug-related objects and failure to maintain insurance.

He is being held at the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond.

In January, Huff was named the alleged gunman in a non-fatal shooting of a 24-year-old in northeast Forsyth. Huff was charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm during certain crimes.

He was released after posting a $60,830 bond.

Rodriguez, 38, of Pea Ridge Road, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 7 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Staci Kreller Degioanni, 33, of Payton Road, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 8 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Efrain Huascar Morales of Suwanee was arrested Aug. 8 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Suwanee for DUI and speeding. ►► Reynaul Gomez-Lopez, 38, of Conyers was arrested Aug. 6 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for DUI, no license, speed less than the minimum and possession of cocaine. ►► Mark Nedza, 54, of Buckingham Circle, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 8 on Majors Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► John Henry Colville, 50, of Wynfield Drive, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 8 on Victoria Lane in Cumming for

DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Patricia O. Buice, 55, of Springhouse Court, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 8 on Commons Drive in Cumming for DUI and following too close. ►► Juan Salinas-Guillen, 47, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested July 30 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, driving with an open container of alcohol and failure to maintain lane.

Drug arrests ►► Brandon Joseph Huff,

22, of Lake Center Parkway, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 2 on Lake Center Parkway in Cumming for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of drug-related items, suspended license, no insurance, attempting to misrepresent tag, altering the identification of a weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a scheduled I and II controlled substance with intent to distribute. ►► Michael Kerr, 43, of Nicholson Road, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 8 on Matt Highway in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute and having an outstanding wanted.

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14-year-old captures Standard Club’s Men’s Championship Preston Topper shoots 10-under for three rounds of golf to win

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Preston Topper won the 2015 Standard Club’s Men’s Golf Championship in June, but he couldn’t buy the traditional first round of drinks at the club. You see, he’s only 14.

He posted a spectacular 10-under score of 206 for three rounds (64, 70, 72) to win his club's medal tournament.

That opening round of 64 is the second-lowest score ever posted at the 148-year-old club since it moved to Johns Creek.

The win made Preston the Standard Club’s youngest champion and he may just be the youngest private-club men’s champion anywhere ever (the Internet is silent on golf club champions). Nevertheless, it is quite an achievement.

Asked what he did to win, Preston was laconic but accurate.

“I just played good, that’s all,” he said.

Then he added, "I have played around 40 rounds of 18 holes in the 60s [at the

Standard Club]. Most of the time I shoot in the 60s, but I should because this is my home golf course.”

His father, Ron Topper, a Laurel Springs resident, takes the achievement in stride.

“He almost won it last year at 13. He came in third,” Topper said, not without out a trace of paternal pride.

Topper has reason to be proud.

Preston at 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds, is rated by the Junior Golf Scoreboard among the top 20 young golfers in the world, and he’s second in Georgia for his age group.

Two years ago, he was chosen to play in the U.S. Kids Golf Ryder Cup match against an International junior team at the famed Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

He and his partner were low medalists during the competition where they shot 66 and led the U.S. team to victory.

Topper said his son first picked up a golf club at the ripe old age of 2. By the time he was 4, Preston was playing competitive golf in the 6-and-under class. So it is no wonder he literally cannot recall a time when he did not play golf.

He is enrolled at William & Reed Academy, which emphasizes academics while

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Preston Topper holds the trophy for taking the Standard Club’s Men’s Golf Championship turning a 3-round score of 206 and coming in 10 under par.

Upcoming meetings re transportation and walkways plan Community invited to learn about 2025 plan update FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Department of Engineering will hold two public information meetings to allow for discussion and public input on the county’s Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways 2025 Plan Update.

Meetings will be held on Monday, August 24, at the Hampton Park Library and Tuesday, August 25, at the Post Road Library. Both meetings will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

No formal presentations will be made during the meetings and the public is invited to attend at any time during the meeting hours. The meetings

will provide an overview on the county’s bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways needs assessment through displays and the opportunity to speak with consultant representatives and county staff.

The same information and materials will be available at both meetings.

“We know there is a great deal of interest among our citizens about the future plans for alternative means of transportation like biking and walking,” Director of Engineering John Cunard said. “We welcome and encourage all interested residents to attend these meetings and offer their

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The county’s Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways 2025 Plan was adopted in 2002 to foster the development of an interconnected network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities that meets Forsyth County’s future transportation mobility, serves recreation needs, promotes alternative means of transportation and enhances the county’s overall quality of life.

The plan was last updated in 2008. Hampton Park Library is located at 5345 Settingdown Road and Post Road Library is located at 5010 Post Road in Cumming.

Housing: Continued from Page 1 division on Hwy. 20 and was zoned in 1986 for multifamily dwellings, Boff said. The land owner wanted to rezone it to put a car dealership there, but eventually withdrew that request after it was met with general discord from the public.

“Because the zoning was in 1986, the county can’t modify that decision, and all that’s left for the people who are going to develop it is to submit a valid sketch plat to the county,” Boff said.

We welcome and encourage all interested residents to attend these meetings and offer their input.”

JOHN CUNARD Director of Engineering For more information, call the Department of Engineering at 770-781-2165.

If that happens, the county will have nothing further to do with the development.

The state has several programs which allow people who choose to ask for a tax exemption to be potentially granted that tax exemption for lowincome housing, Boff said. The state can make decisions about the property, and while the BOC may disagree on the location, the BOC can’t prevent law income tax credits being used for this location, Boff said.

“The point is this is not something the BOC has determined is a good place to do this or wants it done there, but we can’t really prevent it from being done there,” Boff said.

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Randy Davis swearing in as a new Republican election commissioner.

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Randy Ingram swearing in as a new Democrat election commissioner.

New elections commissioners sworn in FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County welcomed two new elections commissioners, Aug. 10. Randy Ingram is the new Democrat commissioner and Randy Davis is the new Republican commissioner.

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Widening of highway 400 to begin Aug. 17 CUMMING, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Transportation announces the left shoulder and median of Highway 400 will be closed at two locations beginning Aug. 17. Crews will be pulling soil samples nightly at Big Creek Bridge and at Sawnee Creek Bridge Monday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 21 starting at 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning. One lane of Highway 400 will close overnight as samples are gathered from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. as weather permits.

The night of Aug. 17 the left lane and shoulder Highway 400 north will be closed at the Big Creek Bridge. On Aug. 18 the left lane and shoulder of Highway 400 south at the Big Creek Bridge will close. On Aug. 19 night work will occur in the median, no lane closures are needed. On Aug. 20 night crews will begin by closing the left lane and shoulder Highway 400 north at the Sawnee Creek Bridge. As northbound work finishes around midnight, the work will move to Highway 400 south closing the left lane and shoulder at Sawnee Creek.

The soil samples are required as part of to design the new, wider roadway and bridges. The project will add an additional lane on Highway 400 from McFarland Road to Highway

The 13.4 mile long, $47.4 million construction cost is primarily funded through the 2014 Forsyth Transportation Bond.

369. The 13.4 mile long, $47.4 million construction cost is primarily funded through the 2014 Forsyth Transportation Bond.

“Forsyth County’s leadership stepped up to the plate last year deciding to take control of their future mobility through a transportation bond,” said Rudy Bowen, Georgia DOT board member representing the 7th Congressional District. “The people of Forsyth are purposefully investing in their own infrastructure. An integral part of Forsyth’s mobility is Highway 400.

The widening of 400 from McFarland to Highway 369 is being designed now and construction is expected to begin later this year.”

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Career academy: Better option for some Talks have begun on building a career academy in Forsyth County. This nontraditional high school would provide students the opportunity to get hands-on, real-world experience before earning their high school diplomas. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden said the reason many students drop out of school is because they don’t find what they’re learning in high school to be relevant to their daily lives. With this new school offering courses such as law enforcement or hospitality, students will be able to see their hard work pay off, literally and figuratively.

The prevailing opinion, locally and otherwise, seems to suggest that high-school grads who don’t go to college and graduate will be failures and amount to nothing.

This just doesn’t make sense as many students don’t want to or need to go to college to achieve their goals and be productive members of society.

Students who can graduate from high school with valuable skills and go straight into the workforce will still be vital to our society, even without spending up to four years of their lives and paying thousands of dollars to earn college degrees.

The topic of student loans comes up often when talking to my friends. They say it may not even be worth it to attend college if you’re stuck paying your student loans for years and not doing a job you enjoy.

If some of these students could bypass college altogether and go straight into well-paying careers, they would avoid student loans and begin earning money much sooner. Not all jobs necessarily require a four-year college education,

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but they are still just as crucial to our society. Some examples that come to mind are plumbers and electricians.

I hope some students will see this as an option that will help further their future without wasting time and money on something that won’t help them in the long run. A student I know in Johns Creek took advantage of a similar educational program, attending a local college to earn his associate’s degree before graduating high school. That gave him the opportunity to start attending Georgia Tech as a junior, saving thousands of dollars.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved college and I know I learned a lot during my four years at the University of West Georgia.

However, the summers I spent interning, gaining real-life, hands-on experience with a variety of careers I was interested in taught me far more than sitting in a classroom.

College may not be for everyone so it’s time we stop trying to force all students into the same higher-education box. Kudos to Forsyth County Schools for recognizing this and working to address the needs of all their students, and not just those bound for four-year universities. I can’t wait to see how the new, nontraditional grads of Forsyth County’s future will better our community.

If you have stopped to read in this space before, you should know I have long railed against this new practice of starting school a month before Labor Day. It robs our children of the pleasures and wonders of an unadulterated summer vacation.

It gives children that most precious commodity – and the one most squandered by the young – time.

But what I have not so far expounded upon – but will do so presently – is how unfair it is for those other people at the other end of the spectrum. I’m talking about all those grandparents who also look forward to the end of school so their grandchildren can come for a visit.

The best part of my summers was the exciting two-day car trip from central Texas to Georgia to my grandparents’ house. That was marvelous in its own right.

Why, I would actually stand in five different states (and pee in three of them ). These were things I could brag about.

The shoe is on the other foot now. It’s me who looks forward to my grandsons’ summer hiatus from lower education so they can come spend time with me. Only I find I must act quickly to find a place on their dance card. It doesn’t help that their mother is like the program director of a cruise ship.

“Well, this week they have play dates with Frick and then with Frack. And then I have to take them shopping because none of their summer clothes fit.

Yes I could work you in, how does next Thursday afternoon sound?” I am informed.

I thought now that they are a little older, they might like to take a few field trips with their sainted Papa.

Oh, I know I am no longer

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the fount of all wisdom they thought I was when multiplication was a mystery to them and addition and subtraction a skill still barely mastered.

They would ask me questions to the point of exhaustion – like why does a balloon float when it’s blown up? – until, in exasperation, I would say, “Just think about that for a while and see if you can think of the answer.”

I dream of taking them to historical sights and battlefields. Maybe take an afternoon and build a kite to fly. Trips to the beach were always filled with nature’s wonders. Now that they are older, it would be even more fun.

But the dad-burn school board, in cahoots with the state educators, has decided it would be better to cut short summer vacation and sprinkle the days out in drips and drabs.

Those short rations don’t give a grandparent a fighting chance.

There’s baseball practice (remember when it was a spring sport?) and football to deal with.

Two more thieves of time, although they do suffer us to go to the games.

But where is the time alone with them? Don’t they know how much we would spoil them?

Well, maybe that’s the wrong tack. They are already about as spoiled as a garbage scow at the equator. They look upon being spoiled as a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

I think it is somewhere

The best part of my summers was the exciting two-day car trip from central Texas to Georgia to my grandparents’ house.

That was marvelous in its own right.

Why, I would actually stand in five different states (and pee in three of them).

These were things I could brag about.

between “No State shall Coin Money” and “shall not pass any Bill of Attainder.”

Spoilage is a grandparent’s privilege anyway. If you can’t spoil the grandkids, what’s the point of having children?

But eight weeks is a short summer vacation for the average youngster to cram in a week at camp, an ungodly spate of birthday parties and of course the “family” vacation that does not include us.

Then there are all kinds of other distractions – ice cream parties, overnights, trips with other families, no less – and the eight weeks are spent.

So Papa and Mimi are like the kids next door with their noses poking through the fence, staring at the party to which they were not invited.

If we could but have a small slice of August, say just two more weeks, then how could they deny us a little “quality time” with the boys?

And as middle schoolers, the boys are really quite useful now.

I could get one of them to teach me how to use this stupid smartphone (contradiction in terms intended), Then maybe I could text the little varmints, or Facebook’em.

But not tweet. I never tweet.

(If you tweet doesn’t that make you a twit?)

But I know what they would say if I asked for help with all this “social” media.

They’d say, “Just think about that for a while and see if you can find the answer.”

Reap what you sow.

A young Hatcher Hurd, ready for his trip to his grandparents.’

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Optimist Club honors student of the year CUMMING, Ga. — The Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club recently recognized Heather Morrison as Optimist Student of the Year. She is a 2015 graduate of West Forsyth High School.

Morrison was a four-year member of the West Forsyth equestrian team, serving as the team secretary and qualifying for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association regionals for two years in a row, earning her a captain’s patch.

She also was active in the school’s theatre program. She was inducted into the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, National Beta Club and National English Honor Society, ultimately graduating with honors as a pathway scholar and receiving letters in academics as well as athletics.

Morrison also believes strongly in volunteerism.

She served as president of the West Forsyth JOOI Club (Junior Optimist Octagon International), which is supported by the Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club.

Optimist JOOI Clubs are made up of youth volunteers dedicated to making their communities better.

In one of the club’s ac-

tivities, Morrison became a full-time mentor at Midway Elementary’s Mentor Me program.

Other JOOI club volunteer work included food packaging for a local charity, assisting in community events and creating uplifting cards for hospitalized children.

Based on Morrison’s love of animals, she now is a volunteer at Save the Horses rescue farm and the Humane Society. She is preparing to attend Kennesaw State University.

“This award was a personal goal, really,” Morrison said.

“I knew that even if I didn’t win, I wanted the essay I submitted to make an important statement about success, and how it should be defined.

I wanted to make it clear that perfection is not required in order to achieve something great, and I started to see that as soon as I put more of my energy towards helping those around me. Without the JOOI Club, this wouldn’t have been possible, so I’m very thankful to have these experiences to carry with me as I head into my freshman year of college.”

“Heather is an inspiring young lady,” said Randy

O’Dell, club president. “She is very well-rounded, not only a scholar and athlete, but a giver of her time and talents. She is truly deserving of this recognition.”

The Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club meets first and third Thursday evenings at the Manchester Court subdivision clubhouse, located on North Olde Atlanta Road, between Highway 9 and Castleberry Road.

For information about Optimists, call Randy O’Dell at 404-791-2189, randy@lendnow.com.

Heather Morrison is the Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club Student of the Year. She was congratulated by club president Randy O’Dell and West Forsyth High School JOOI Club advisor Kim Geralds.

Not All Groceries Are Created Equal.

For some, customer service and products are a cut above the rest. At Suvidha Indio-Pak Groceries, with a location in Suwanee, they pride themselves on maintaining an extensive supply of Indian goods while also going the extra distance to provide for their customers. India is a land blessed with marvelous culinary variety and particularity. In order to provide for the vast Indian customers based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, Suvidha provides customers from all Indian continental cultures a one stop shop with its huge selection of specialty foods including an enormous range of traditional spices and staples.

oven, plenty of traditional dishes can be made in minutes as customers shop.

Suvidha serves one of the best Samosas - a traditional peas and potato turnover. Suvidha Samosa’s are one of the best as confirmed by the customers who specially come to Suvidha to enjoy their favorite snack with evening tea.

Even though the Indian community eats plenty of meats in their diet, vegetables have a large place on the dish. For Suvidha, their produce selection remains fresh and extensive, often coming straight from their place of origin at extremely competitive prices. All kinds of vegetables and fruits, herbs and spices can be found almost always for a fraction of the price of the big box retailers.

Fresh hand cut chicken and goat meat is available at the butcher shop within Suvidha.

Whole cut chicken ready to cook is one of the favorites among others, simply due to the fact it is cut to customer specs and ready to go in their favorite recipe. Along with the quality meat, fresh produce, a huge selection of Indian basmati rice, Suvidha has a kitchen serving fresh to-go Indian meals, including fresh biryani, evening snacks such as Samosas, tandoori delicacies and several items from an extensive menu prepared fresh on order for lunch or dinner at a fraction of the amount spent on food at traditional restaurants. With a Tandoor

A family owned and operated business, Suvidha Indo-Pak Groceries started its operation in 2007. At the time, the only place to get proper Indian food and groceries was in Decatur. It would be unusual to spend all day getting groceries with such a drive. Due to the quality of service provided and a huge selection available, since opening its doors, the store has expanded its Suwanee operation twice, with 2 other locations including Kennesaw, GA and Morrisville, NC.

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com JAPAN — Eric Danielsson is not having a typical highschool experience.

After spending his freshman year at South Forsyth High School, he joined his grandparents in Sweden to attend an international baccalaureate program at Malmo Borgarskola.

Now 17 and a junior at Malmo Borgarskola, Danielsson has traveled to many places a lot of people only dream about, including Turkey and Tokyo. Much of the travel has been for Boy Scout events including, most recently, the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan, which Danielsson attended with over 33,000 other Scouts.

“The World Scout Jamboree is a large camp held every four years where Scouts from all over the world come together and learn about each other’s cultures,” he said. “The theme was ‘A Spirit of Unity,’ or ‘Wa’ in Japanese. I was able to be a part of the Swedish contingent composed of 1,900 Scouts.”

Danielsson attended his first World Scout Jamboree in Sweden in 2011.

This year’s Jamboree included a visit to Hiroshima,

where he and other Scouts saw where the atomic bomb was dropped. In addition to travel, Danielsson said some of the other perks of living abroad include being able to use public transportation frequently and learning more languages. But, despite such benefits, he said he misses the multiculturalism and all the good food in America.

His mother, Melissa Danielsson, said there have been other American advantages that stood out to them.

“One major thing Eric learned about studying in Sweden, as a sophomore, was his level of education, his technical computer skills/use of technology in the classroom and presentation skills gained in the Forsyth County school system were superior to his Swedish classmates,” she said.

“He is attending an International Baccalaureate High School where the top 2 percent of Swedish students attend.”

Danielsson, whose mother said he attempted to return to school at South Forsyth before learning his credits wouldn’t transfer, has much to look forward to during his junior year in Sweden, including a weeklong trip to Berlin in September with his history class to study the Cold War.

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Drew and Jay follow in the footsteps of their older brothers Chris Brown (Eagle 2008) and Kevin Brown (2011). Their father, Matt Brown has served in the past as Scoutmaster of Troop 1099 and is currently an Assistant Scoutmaster. This family was one of the founding families of Troop 1099.

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8/25 Sequoyah 8/27 @Norcross 8/27 @Dunwoody (Norcross) 9/1 @Johns Creek 9/1 @Centennial (Johns Creek) 9/3 Brookwood 9/3 Chamblee 9/8 West Forsyth 9/8 Alpharetta 9/10 @Buford 9/10 Dunwoody (Buford) 9/11 @Lovett 9/15 @South Forsyth 9/15 @Northview (South Forsyth) 9/17 @Milton 9/17 @Dutch Town (Milton) 9/19 @South Forsyth 9/22 @Habersham 9/22 @North Forsyth (Habersham) 9/24 @Roswell 9/24 @East Coweta (Roswell) 9/24 @Osborne (Roswell) 9/29 Chattahoochee 10/1 @North Gwinnett

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West Forsyth 8/25 @North Cobb 8/27 @Roswell 8/27 @River Ridge (Roswell) 9/1 Chattahoochee 9/1 North Forsyth 9/3 @Norcross 9/8 @Lambert 9/8 @Alpharetta (Lambert)

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Pinecrest Academy 8/20 Chamblee 8/25 North Forsyth 8/27 @Forsyth Central 9/3 Eastside 9/8 Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 9/10 Mt. Pisgah 9/12 @Athens Academy 9/15 @George Walton Academy 9/17 @Jackson 9/22 @Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 9/24 @Mt. Paran Christian 9/29 @King’s Ridge 10/1 @Fellowship Christian 10/1 @Grayson

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9/22 Fannin County 9/22 Forsyth Central 9/25 Habersham Central 9/27 @West Forsyth 9/1 South Forsyth 9/2 Woodstock 9/3 @Centennial 9/9 Lambert 9/10 Johns Creek 9/14 West Forsyth 9/15 @Northview 9/17 Chattahoochee 9/22 Alpharetta 9/23 @Lumpkin Co. 9/24 @Habersham Central 10/3 @South Forsyth 10/6 Centennial 10/8 @Lambert

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Johns Creek and BT teams to watch

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. - The Johns Creek Gladiators volleyball team finished the 2014 season ranked eighth in the state according to Maxpreps.com after their run in the state championships. The Gladiators posted a 37-15 overall record in 2014 but have lost key players to graduation.

The Gladiators will be without Olivia Durrence, who had 255 kills in 2014, along with Alisha Hinrichs, Camden Groff and Madison Harty. However, they return seniors Madeline Savage and Mikaela Gauthreaux, both of whom played the most sets for the Gladiators last season.

Savage played 125 sets, where she compiled 94 aces, which was the most in Region 6-AAAAAA, along with 327 kills, 15 blocks and 442 digs. 6-foot1 senior Gauthreaux also played 125 sets, had 344 kills, 44 blocks, 298 digs and 33 aces.

The Gladiators will also return Erin Williamson, Crystal Childs and Clara Kidney.

Johns Creek finished atop the Region 6-AAAAAA standings last season over South Forsyth. They beat Etowah and Archer by a combined 6-0 to reach the state playoffs. The Gladiators then defeated region rival South Forsyth before being knocked out in the semifinals to eventual state AAAAAA runnerup North Cobb.

Also in Region 6-AAAAAA, Roswell

will look to return to the state championships in 2015.

Roswell compiled a 33-21 overall record. They were knocked out of the first round of the state championships

by East Coweta.

The Hornets will be without top server Morgan Jones but return Camryn Bossinas as well as seniors Margaret Schad and Sarah Hall.

Blessed Trinity will enter the 2015 season as the reigning state champions in AAA. In 2014, the Titans went 52-11 and 15-0 in sets in the playoffs and state championships. BT has made the state championships the past three seasons.

The Titans will be without Maggie Rick, who led the team in kills with 354, and Amber MacDonald, who led the team with 144 aces, averaging 1 ace per set.

BT’s leading blockers will return in Sarah Parker and Remy Smith, both of whom had over 80 blocks last season. The Titans also return Emma Simonsen, who played 136 sets in 2014, along with Alyssa Kuroski, Annie Dempsey and Juliet Medley.

In Region 7-AAAAA, Cambridge went 6-0 in region play and 31-18 overall last season. The Bears defeated Druid Hills and Allatoona in the playoffs before being knocked out 3-2 by Columbus in the first round of the state championships.

Cambridge will return all but one member of the 2014 campaign this season and the extra year of experience

Cambridge will return all but one member of the 2014 season that saw them reach the state championships. can put them in contention for the state championship once again.

Johns Creek, Northview, Chattahoochee, Centennial and Alpharetta will all compete in Region 6-AAAAAA

once again. Chattahoochee, Centennial and Alpharetta were under .500 last season in region play with Johns Creek and Northview going 8-1 and 7-3 in the region, respectively.

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Team Time Trial

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Saucony Kickoff Classic

Daffin Park (Savannah, GA)

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Benson Douple Dip Invite

Marist High

9/23

Wesleyan Invitational

Wesleyan School (Norcross, GA)

10/3

Great American XC Festival

Cary, NC

10/10

Lambert River Run

Chattahoochee Pointe Park (Suwanee)

10/17

Gainesville College

Coach Wood Invitational

10/31

Region Meet

Chattahoochee Pointe Park (Suwanee)

11/7

State Meet

Carrollton, GA

West Forsyth Date

Race

Event

8/22

Pickens Preview

Jasper, GA

8/29

Spikes n’ Spurs

University of Central Florida

9/12

Ortho

Carrollton, GA

9/19

Warpath Run

Canton, GA

10/3

Wendy’s Invitational

Charlotte, NC

10/24

Region Meet

Chattahoochee Pointe Park (Suwanee)

11/7

State Meet

Carrollton, GA

South Forsyth Date

Race

Event

8/22

Pickens Preview

Jasper, GA

8/29

Bob Blastow Early Bird

Whitesburg, GA

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Marist Double Dip

Marist School

9/26

Wingfoot XC Classic

Cartersville, GA

10/3

Wendy’s Invitational

Charlotte, NC

10/10

Asics Invitational

Fox Hall Farms (Douglasville, GA)

10/17 Coach Wood Invitational

Gainesville, GA

10/31

Region Meet

Chattahoochee Pointe Park (Suwanee)

11/7

State Meet

Carrollton, GA

North Forsyth Date

Race

Event

8/29

Bob Blastow Early Bird

Whitesburg, GA

9/12

Carrollton

Carrollton Elementary

9/19

Warpath Invitational

Canton, GA

9/26

Wingfoot XC Classic

Cartersville, GA

10/10

Furman University Invitational

Furman University (Greenville, SC)

10/17

Nike Fleet Feet

University of North Georgia (Oakwood, GA)

10/28

Region Meet

Canton, GA

11/7

State Meet

Carrollton, GA

BT boys and Northview girls to defend state championships

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga.- North Fulton teams fared well at last year’s cross-country state championships, with the Blessed Trinity boys and Northview girls teams winning Class AAA and AAAAAA respectively, as well as a runner-up position for the Blessed Trinity girls. Fellowship Christian’s Emma Grace Hurley won the individual state title for Class A Private.

According to Greg Johnson, head coach for Blessed Trinity’s boys cross-country team, the Titans are “hungry” for another state championship.

The Titans tied with East Jackson’s first five finishing runners at the 2014 state championships.

The tiebreaking procedure involves comparing the score for the teams’ sixth runners.

Brennan O’Connor’s time of 18:06.3 bested East Jackson’s sixth runner by five seconds, earning BT the state championship.

“It was great seeing our seniors accomplish [a state championship] last year after four years of hard work,” he said. “We were hungry for it and we are still hungry.”

The Titans will be without Andre Rodriguez, Chase Boran and Grayson Huggins in 2015, but Johnson said he is confident in his young team.

“We are a relatively young team. We have a senior in Robby Gipson, who is our number-one runner and Ben McCoy, our number two, and then we have sophomores Leo Pryor, Brennan O’Connor and Chris Turko. We also have a lot of depth behind them.”

Johnson believes his team can win another state championship but will have tough competition from Westminster, East Jackson and Oconee.

“We want the state championship again. That’s what we are going for this fall,” he

said.

The BT girls came up just short of a state championship last year, finishing second behind Westminster.

An assistant in 2014, Marissa Bohan will take over head coaching responsibilities for the Titans girls team this season.

“Mary Claire Solomon has made a huge impact on the team,” Bohan said, adding that Maddie Heller and Emma Rose Bagwell are also standouts.

“These girls have shown a great deal of heart in the off season,” she said.

According to Bohan, the focus of the offseason has been on “doing the little things right.”

“I have a tremendous group of young women who put a lot of passion and dedication into what they do. We are building a program that places emphasis on the seemingly insignificant details which ultimately make all of the difference.”

The Northview girls will also be defending their state championship of 2014 and will return their top five runners from that team. Lindsay Billings, who won the individual state championship in 2014, along with Anna Barefield, Sarika Temme-Bapat, Tiffany Yue and Shannon Marsh, will all compete again for the Titans this year.

Fellowship Christian senior Emma Grace Hurley will be defending her individual Class A Private state championship of 2014 after being named the Gatorade Georgia Girls Runner of the Year for 2014. Hurley captured the state title, finished seventh at the Foot Locker South Regional Championships and 24th at the national championships.

Hurley also competed in track and field this spring.

On May 7, Hurley won the state championship in the 3200 meters with a staterecord time of 10:38.01.

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North Fulton teams look to bounce back from disappointing 2014

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga.- For most North Fulton softball teams, 2014 was a disappointing year with only Blessed Trinity and Cambridge earning playoff berths.

Cambridge, undefeated in Region 7-AAAAA play in 2014, was the only North Fulton team to make the state championships last season, where they finished runner-up in the state and compiled a 28-5 overall record.

The Bears defeated Harris County and Union Grove before being dealt a loss by Greenbrier. They defeated Harris County once again to earn a berth in the finals against Greenbrier.

They would win that game 11-6 but would have to face them again for the final game of the state championship, a game they lost 10-4.

Cambridge will be without fielders Lauren Stewart, Amanda Chernick and Savannah Dixon, as well as catcher Bela Bravo, but returns fielders Taylor Hauber and Emily Fedrigon as well as pitchers Mariah Kubik and Keara Napoli.

In region 6-AAAAAA, North Fulton teams were at the bot-

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The Titans of Blessed Trinity had a successful season in 2014 but a disappointing end in the second round of the state playoffs.

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – What comes to mind when someone mentions BP and the Exxon Valdez in the same breath?

Oil spills come to mind if your memory is good. Well, Colonial Pipeline is working to ensure that its name never comes up in that conversation, as its safety drills out on the Chattahoochee River can attest.

Colonial had teams of employees out on the river July 29 in Roswell doing some of the company’s on-water response training so they will be prepared to react quickly in an emergency.

Colonial Communications Specialist Ryan Rogers said the exercise is one of about 40 to 50 such exercises the company does either on an annual or biannual basis in the 13 states in which it operates.

“We have 5,500 miles of pipeline, beginning in Houston and running through those 13 states as far as the New Jersey side of New York Harbor. So we have a lot to be prepared for.”

The particular on-water exercise on the Chattahoochee at Don White Memorial Park was to train employees and contractors on deploying and using a containment boom on the water.

“The drills can be in a variety of environments – on water, on land or on rights of way.

Colonial personnel practice paying out a spill containment boom on the Chattahoochee.

Colonial Pipeline Associate Project Manager Maggie Schafer has a smile during the training exercise.

This particular one was one of the annual on-water drills,” Rogers said.

Colonial also uses the exercises as a way to get to know the local authorities as well.

“We coordinate our exercises with them. That kind of collaboration with state agencies and first responders pays off in other ways also,” he said.

“We make an effort in all 13 states, every county, every

town we operate in to have those kinds of relationships with local fire and police, local emergency units. We want to make those relationships now so we know who each other are.”

There is a lot of collaboration and interaction among those agencies. You don’t want to have to make introductions with each other during an emergency, Rogers said.

With Colonial’s headquarters in Alpharetta, many employees are brought here for all kinds of training, often including this sort of response operations.

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3 local bike shops named tops in nation Roswell bikes named No. 2 in U.S.

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Active Times, a website devoted to all sports, has compiled a list of the top 50 bike stores in the nation. North Fulton was well represented with three stores making the cut: • Roswell Bikes (No. 2) • Bikes and Life (No. 22 • Alpha Bikes (No. 45) This is the third-annual listing of top stores in the country by The Active Times.

Readers of the website voted on more than 120 shops around the country.

Georgia as a state came in second overall for number of bike shops on the list (four).

This was behind only Colorado.

The state did not place a single location in last year’s list.

Coming in at No. 45 was Alpha Bikes, on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta.

Owner Michael Horowitz said he was honored by the award but it doesn’t surprise him. This is also the second year his shop had made the top list compiled by the National Bike Dealer’s Association.

He chalked the nod up to good service and community.

“It’s the guys who work here,” Horowitz said. “The guys in the shop know their stuff and are passionate. That comes across loud and clear.”

Above that, the store routinely gives to charities and helps within the bicycling community.

Bikes and Life (formerly The Bicycle Wheel) is in Johns Creek, off Medlock Bridge Road. They were named No. 22 in the top 50.

“One of the things we pride ourselves on is our dedication to customer service,” said Lisa Tamiso, with Bikes and Life.

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Coupled with this is a desire to be a part of the healthconscious community.

“We integrate ourselves with healthy living, and fitness lifestyle, not just cycling,” Tamiso said. “We are trying to meet the needs of the entire community and it helps that the community loves cycling.”

She said being considered one of the top bike shops in the nation was exciting.

“We just started this business last fall,” she said. “This lets us know we are doing things correctly. It isn’t surprising, we have an incredible staff.”

Roswell Bikes came in a No. 2 on the list. The Active Times website notes the store has “an unparalleled selection of bikes, gear and apparel.”

“Roswell sales people and mechanics are pros,” one respondent wrote. “They know their stuff and if they don’t have it, [which is rare] they will get it for you. Great customer service and no one can match their inventory of the best bikes on the market.”

Considering the fourth Georgia bike shop on the list is in Marietta, it’s clear the north metro region as a whole is popular with bicyclists.

“People are interested in health and healthy lifestyle choices,” Horowitz said.

“Roswell for years has had a strong start. While the Atlanta metro area is well behind other metro areas of its size, they are

Colonial: Continued from Page 21 “All these training exercises are planned in advance to be learning experiences. But once a year there are unannounced drills where employees don’t know the date, don’t know where and don’t know what the scenario is going to be,” Rogers said. “The horn will go off at 3 in the morning and all have to haul off and get on a plane.”

It may be New Jersey or Texas, but they have to get there and begin fulfilling their assigned roles. The number of employees reacting is in the hundreds.

Always, the goal is to examine what is getting done well and zero in on what is not and

Roswell Bikes 770-642-4057 670 Houze Way, Roswell roswellbicycles.com Alpha Bikes 770-410-1928 11770 Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta ridealphabikes.com Bikes and Life 770-622-6000 6000 Medlock Bridge Parkway, Suite E-1000, Johns Creek bikesandlife.com clearly getting the dollars and infrastructure to make us more cycling friendly.”

Indeed, whenever a new road project comes along, bike lanes are often considered as an improvement.

Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, himself an active cyclist, said he was not surprised North Fulton was so well represented.

“There’s a lot of loyalty bicyclists have to their store,” he said. “There is a synergy between a good store and an avid bicyclist.”

As the store supports its clients, the clients support the store, he said.

North Fulton – and Roswell – are far enough from the metro area that cyclists can still ride on rural roads without too much fear of traffic.

Roswell itself was the first city in the state to be named a “Bike-friendly community.”

For the complete list of winners, visit The Active Times at www.theactivetimes.com.

correct it, he said.

“So we do both regularly scheduled training as well as the unannounced drills. The best way to put it is training for emergency preparedness is a big part of our operations.

It’s not an afterthought,” Rogers said. “It’s a focus for us.”

For this exercise, Colonial invited the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, the nonprofit watchdog organization, to let them know what efforts Colonial is prepared to make in an emergency.

“We think it is important that they are aware of our training. And it is important to get their feedback as well,” Rogers said. “We have a shared goal in keeping the river system clean.”

Colonial does have pipelines that go under the river.

But emergency response is only half of Colonial’s safety plan.

Much of the effort goes into preventing any accidents before they can happen.

Colonial uses a variety of methods to ensure the pipeline’s integrity on a 24/7 basis.

These include flying planes over the rights of way to inspect visually and inserting “smart” tools into the pipe on a regular basis to look for anomalies.

Then they make corrosion tests on the pipes themselves and use recoats.

“We have a pretty robust integrity program that makes sure our pipeline system is safe, that’s obviously the priority,” Rogers said. “But it is just as important to us to respond if we ever did have an incident.”

There is a synergy between a good store and an avid bicyclist.”

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Business Expo hosts 59 vendors

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Local businesses and community members had a chance Aug. 13 to mix and mingle at the 2015 Business Expo at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd.

Jason Mock with the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce, who put on the expo, said it was a great event.

“Today’s been a good day for our business community and for our public to get out and meet businesses in Forsyth County and see new products and services,” Mock said.

“It’s a great opportunity for the residents of this community to come out and see our businesses.”

One of the title sponsors of the event was Kubicek Information Technologies, which offers flat-rate IT managed ser-

vices in Cumming, Suwanee, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and the surrounding Metro Atlanta area. Eugene Kovalov is the lead support engineer and he said the expo gives other businesses and local residents an opportunity to learn about his company.

“A lot of these businesses are small businesses that are trying to grow like us,” Kovalov said. “We aren’t a large business and we want to grow, but at the same time our main point is to help others grow.

We want everyone to know about us and to know they can rely on us to help them grow.”

Other businesses in attendance included Miles, Hansford and Tallant law firm, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Costco.

For information on the business expo, visit http:// www.cummingforsythchamber. org/.

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North Georgia Smiles brought props for a photo booth.

Terri and Ron Johnson represented Southern Promo, which also hosts the businesses Memento and Greek Life Girl.

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TOUCH A TRUCK

Bring the kids to a parking lot filled with trucks of all shapes and sizes. Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wills Park, 1825 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. Free. Visit awesomealpharetta. com for more info.

EVENTS: AN EVENING WITH A LOCAL AUTHOR

What: Colleen Oakley discusses her debut novel, “Before I Go.” Oakley, an Atlanta-based writer, was previously editor-in-chief of Women’s Health & Fitness and senior editor at Marie Claire.

When: Thursday, Aug. 20, 7-8:30 p.m.

Where: Bookmiser-Roswell, 4651 Sandy Plains Road, Roswell More Info: bookmiser.net

DOG SHOW OFF

What: An inaugural Dog Show Off benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Show-off your dog’s good looks, obedience and great temperament around The Plaza at Avalon.

When: Saturday, Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m.

Where: The Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta More Info: choa.org/ dogshowoff

THE SAWNEE ASSOCIATION OF THE ARTS

What: Mixed-media artist Bryan White will be featured at the August monthly meeting and demonstrate many techniques from his “Artful Spaces” custom work for commercial locations such as libraries, conference centers, retail, etc.

When: Monday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.

Where: United Way of Forsyth County, 240 Elm Street, Cumming More info: sawneeart.org

THE CHATTAHOOCHEE: RE-IMAGINE OUR RIVER

What: A 22-minute film that lays the groundwork for a better understanding of the Chattahoochee River and its surrounding watershed.

When: Saturdays and Sundays until Aug. 28 at 1 p.m.

ALABAMA SHAKES

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre concert featuring Alabama Shakes. Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Visit vzwamp.com for more info.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: Included with general admission and free to CNC members More info: chattnaturecenter. org

WILDLIFE FEEDING TIME

What: Join a naturalist for an in-depth look at one of Georgia’s resident animals as they’re being fed.

When: Tuesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 29 at 4 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: Included with general admission and free to CNC members More info: chattnaturecenter. org

SUNSET SIPS – BUTTERFLY NIGHTS

What: Stroll the Chattahoochee Nature Center after hours. Stop by the green roof to grab a beverage (beer and wine available for purchase), hear live acoustic music from local musicians, and enjoy CNC’s 127 acres at sunset.

When: Aug. 13 and Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: Included with general admission and free to CNC members More info: chattnaturecenter. org

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS

What: On the first Friday evening of every month, the eight galleries of the Roswell Art District open their doors for the area’s First Friday Art Walk, a self-guided, walkable tour.

When: Fridays through Oct. 2 at 6 p.m.

Where: Downtown Historic Area, Roswell More info: roswellartdistrict. com

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Master Gardeners explain how to extend your growing season with cool-season crops. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Roswell and Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Alpharetta. Free.

Visit roswellgov.com; to register for Alpharetta classes, call 678-2976200; www.nfmg.net.

BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIME

‘RED LETTER JESUS’

Off-Broadway actor performs Jesus’ words spoken in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Alpharetta United Methodist Church, 69 North Main Street, Alpharetta.

Free. Visit afumc.org/ redletter for more info.

Roswell Cost: $25, general admission More info: roswellgov.com

What: Children’s story time When: Generally Tuesdays, though some locations offer Saturdays, as well Where: Barnes & Noble (check website for location and hours) Cost: Free More info: barnesandnoble. com

What: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre concert When: Saturday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.

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What: Children’s story time When: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.

Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 Northpoint Parkway Alpharetta.

Cost: Free More info: barnesandnoble. com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: OPEN MIC NIGHTS

What: Open Mic Night When: Mondays Where: Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 200, Cumming More info: myrosatis.com What: Open Mic Night When: Wednesdays Where: Abbotts Bar and Grill, 10900 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: abbottsbar.com What: Open Mic Night When: Thursdays Where: Suwanee Pizza Tavern 1500 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suite 150 Suwanee More info: sptavern.com

LIVE! IN ROSWELL

What: “Tall Tall Trees,” a one-man show featuring banjo master and experimentalist Mike Savino, kicks off the fifth-annual series of live entertainment offered by the City of Roswell.

When: Saturday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St.,

YES AND TOTO

What: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre concert When: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park More info: vzwamp.com

LEARN SOMETHING NEW: NATURAL CHILDBIRTH OPTIONS & ALTERNATIVES

What: Come learn about how a birth doula can help you during your pregnancy and the birth of your child.

When: Monday, Aug. 24, 10:30 -11:30 a.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info: afpls.org

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PETSMART, CUMMING

What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with Feral Cat Program of Georgia, Dawson County Humane Society, Angels Among Us, Humane League of Lake Lanier, as well as a greyhound rescue When: Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: 1020 Market Place Blvd., Cumming More info: 678-513-1689

PETCO, JOHNS CREEK

What: Dog adoptions, working with a greyhound rescue group and Furkids Small Dog Rescue When: 1-3 p.m. 3rd Sunday of the month for greyhounds; last Sunday of the month features small dogs Where: 10980 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: 678-489-1203

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PET ADOPTIONS:

What: Full-time cat room in conjunction with Furkids, weekly cat adoptions with Angels Among Us Cat Rescue When: Daily as well as 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays Where: 2340 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 770-649-6533

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What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with Fulton County Animal Services, Castoff Critters, Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, Cats in the Cradle and Furkids When: Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

Where: 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta More info: 770 343-8511

PETCO, CUMMING

What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with the Humane Society of Forsyth County When: Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., and Sundays 12-4 p.m.

Where: 2345 Market Place Blvd, Cumming More info: 678-769-5119

What: Dog and cat adoptions, working Small Pets Rescue, Releashed Rescue and Winging Cat Rescue When: Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: 625 W Crossville Road, Roswell More info: 678-352-8138

FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

COMMUNITY Bestselling author of “The Help” to speak at Forsyth Reads Together

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Kathryn Stockett, author of the “New York Times” bestselling novel “The Help”, will speak at the Forsyth Conference Center on September 15 at 7:00 p.m. Stockett’s appearance and book signing are part of the Forsyth County Public Library’s annual Forsyth Reads Together program.

Published in 2009, “The Help” is the story of three Mississippi women who start a movement of their own while in the midst of the civil rights movement in the early 1960s.

The novel spent more than 100 weeks on the “New York Times” bestseller list and was the basis for an Academy-Award winning movie starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone.

The book is available in a variety of formats for checkout from the library. Attendees can bring their own copies of the book to be signed by Stockett or may purchase a copy of the book from Barnes & Noble at the event.

Admission to the event is free, but registration is requested. Participants may register online at www.forsythpl. org or visit the Ask Us Desk

at any library branch.

“This year’s Forsyth Reads Together book selection is unique because it allows readers to imagine STOCKETT what it might be like to walk in someone else’s shoes in an important time in our country’s history,” said Laura Bradley, program manager. “Forsyth Reads Together includes opportunities for readers to discuss the novel and explore the very real issues faced by these fictional characters.”

Forsyth Reads Together goes beyond simply reading the book. Several other events related to the civil rights themes of “The Help” are also planned during the month-long program.

Actor and champion of human and civil right issues Charles Black will speak about his experiences in the Atlanta Student Movement and studying under Martin Luther King, Jr. in a program entitled “Charles Black Remembers” at the Sharon Forks Library on

September 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Genealogy is a popular topic of study among library patrons and one of the biggest challenges for African American genealogy researchers is finding formerly enslaved persons before the 1870 federal census, when former slaves were first recorded by name.

Elyse Hill, an expert in genealogical research, will lead a workshop called “Breaking Through the 1870 Brick Wall” at the Sharon Forks Library on September 12 at 11:00 a.m.

For the first time, the library has selected a Forsyth Reads Together title for tweens and teens. “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson has won various awards, including the National Book Award, the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award. In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, Woodson shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.

For information, or to register for any of these Forsyth Reads Together events, please visit www.forsythpl.org.

Cats of the week: Amber and Mindy FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Do you have a quiet house now that kids are back on school or an empty nest that needs filling? The Humane Society of Forsyth County has a sweet girl that would love to be a part of a loving home and give someone lots of companionship. Meet Amber.

This ginger kitty is sweet and loving and a little bit shy, and she would make a perfect lap cat. Orange female kitties are a little bit of a rarity, but her color and her sweet personality makes her one of a kind.

Never have a lonely home again with this girl. Fill out an application online at www. forsythpetsorg.

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‘Hooch boat search fruitless But has happy ending

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –A search for a missing Gwinnett man on the Chattahoochee River ended happily, if belatedly, but it also showed the river has to be respected.

A Gwinnett County man was reported missing around dusk Monday, Aug. 3, after a group of four men and one woman, all in their 20s, decided to swim out to an island on the Chattahoochee near the Jones Bridge boat landing in Johns Creek around 4 p.m.

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“That island is about 200 yards north of the National Parks Service’s landing off Barnwell Road. They saw the river rising and decided that would be a good time to get out of the water,” Hogan said.

“The [young woman] had a life jacket on, but the boys didn’t.

“Four of them got to the bank OK, but they turned around and saw one of the boys was still going down the river. And that’s the last they see of him. That was about 8:30.”

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A 911 call was placed, officials assume from a member of the party, and a search was begun that included rescue boats from Johns Creek, Roswell and Gwinnett County. Gwinnett also sent out a helicopter to help search. The search began by 9 p.m. and, at 11 p.m., the father of the missing young man arrived.

“I talked to the dad, and I had interviewed the young girl, and we were told [the missing man] was a good swimmer. But he was still missing,” Hogan said. “So we made the determination to run the search until 1 a.m. and then shut it down until daylight. And that’s what we did.”

No sign of the man or a body had been found. But, about 5 a.m. the chief got a call from the Chattcom Dispatch Center with news that

Apparently, the son had managed to get out of the river farther down on the Gwinnett side and lay down from exhaustion and fell asleep. But they had been drinking also.”

JEFF HOGAN John Creek Fire Chief the man was at home. Hogan had the father’s business card so he called him to see what happened.

The father told Hogan his son had walked into the house around 4 a.m.

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Teen raised funds for veterans memorial Creates BBQ stand, nets $1,200

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, but when it offers you barbecue, you make sandwiches. Maybe something like, Jack Flipowicz, 14, has raised more than $1,200 for the new Alpharetta Veterans Memorial by doing just that.

A rising eighth-grader at Fellowship Christian Academy in Roswell, Jack said he hopes to one day attend the U.S. Naval Academy. For him, the military and those who serve in it hold a special place.

“Honor and loyalty are very good things to me,” he said. “I want to serve my country.”

In thinking about ways to give back to the community,

DEATH NOTICES Mary Behan, of Roswell, passed away August 10, 2015.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

James R. Pruitt, 91, of Cumming, passed away August 8, 2015.

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Alan Carter Redd, 57, of Cumming, passed away August 6, 2015.

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Lorine A. Brown, 79, of Cumming, passed away August 9, 2015.

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Jack Flipowicz helped raise more than $1,200 to build the new Alpharetta Veterans Memorial, to be placed at City Hall. With him at the base of the forthcoming war memorial is the War Memorial Co-Chairman William Perkins.

Jack’s attention turned to the ongoing fundraising campaign for the Alpharetta Veterans Memorial soon to be placed at City Hall.

“I was thinking of something I could do to help the war memorial,” Jack said. “I want to give back to [soldiers].

I want to help those who serve because eventually, when I go to the Naval Academy, I will serve myself.

So he thought, “What if I sold something, like a lemonade stand?”

His parents, Dave and Laura, own Smokejack BBQ restaurant in downtown Alpharetta. When Jack told them his desire to help, an idea formed – why not sell barbecue sandwiches to raise money?

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“It’s a good school with good teachers,” he said.

So Preston’s day is school from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Then he is off to the Standard Club to work on his golf game.

“I’ll come to the club and chip a little and putt a little.

And then I’ll go play.”

He said he prefers driving the ball to all other aspects of the game.

“That’s my favorite part.

But golf, it’s all in your head really,” he said.

“And repetition,” his father added.

And when he’s done with his round of golf?

Jack got to work, setting up a booth at the Alpharetta Farmers Market each Saturday where he sold his barbecue sandwiches for $5 each. They were a hit.

“People said ‘Thank you,’ and veterans came up to talk to me,” Jack said. “It’s not every day you see someone going out and raising money for them.”

“Some residents came by and bought a sandwich. Then the next week they came back and brought their friends,” his mother said.

All told, Jack’s barbecue brainstorm eventually raised more than $1,200, with every penny going to the memorial.

William Perkins, co-chairman of the Veterans Memorial

committee, applauded Jack’s idea.

“This is a great thing that young people embrace the sacrifices our military has given to them and the nation,” Perkins said. “People like Jack understand what our soldiers have done for us.”

Fundraising is still ongoing, Perkins said, with an ultimate goal of $100,000.

They are almost there, standing at about $92,000 as of this week. The memorial will feature a stature of two soldiers atop a pedestal.

The memorial will open Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund can call the Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6060.

“I’ll either go fishing or putt a little more.”

Fishing is where he has just come from before his 10 a.m. interview. Preston wasn’t asked if he can ever remember not fishing, but the guess is no.

“He’s a fishing guru,” his dad said.

Preston allows that he also hangs out with friends and plays video games – when it’s cold outside.

He definitely wants to go to college and his plan, not surprisingly, is to play collegiate golf.

Officially he would consider Georgia, Alabama or Auburn, but really his preference is Georgia. He likes the way Georgia turns out PGA players and he has met the coaches there.

What does he like best?

“Everything. There’s noth-

ing not to like at Georgia – the coaches, the facilities, all of it. Coach [Chris] Haack really knows how to get players ready.”

So there you have it. He will be a Bulldog if Georgia will have him. One imagines the UGA coaches are drooling.

His dad knows that the PGA is what Preston thinks about, but he is realistic.

“He works on golf like it’s his job. And it’s a 40-hour week. But the chances of the PGA are always slim. So he is going work on school too,” Topper said. “He’s a smart kid.

He says he would like to be a lawyer, he loves to debate.”

So this 14-year-old gazing into the future is asked what is his biggest dream?

“Probably to win the Masters.”

Big surprise there, eh?

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Academy: Continued from Page 1 Forsyth County Public Facilities Authority recognize the importance of providing opportunities for lifelong learning and are collaborating to draft an intergovernmental agreement to construct and open a college and career academy,” Bearden said. “This is an opportunity to let parents and students know there’s another choice available for them.”

The PFA approved their attorney to work with the BOE’s attorney to bring back a draft agreement that would have the PFA assist in funding the proposed learning academy.

The school would be for about 1,000 ninth through 12th graders in the county, and would provide secondary and continuing education for individuals, organizations, small businesses and corporations located within the city of Cumming. The city would provide the land, about 15 acres, the PFA would assist in providing accelerated financing and the BOE would provide operational oversight and the underlying revenues for purchase of the land and facility. It would also be a grant collaboration with the state of Georgia, and programs will be in partnership with the Uni-

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versity of North Georgia and Lanier Technical College.

Examples of programs that may be offered include aeronautics, distribution and logistics, drone technology, energy systems, health care IT, health care in general, hospitality and tourism, mechatronics, law, public safety, corrections, security and wireless communications. Bearden said they haven’t nailed down how many programs will be offered, but are estimating six to eight.

“We still have a need in our community,” Bearden said.

“When the Board of Education and I met in January, one of the areas we identified a future need for is the possibility of a specialty school, or nontraditional high school. We mean high-wage, high-demand, hightech type of experiences for our kids that could possibly let them earn industry certification in school.”

Students would have an opportunity for dual enrollment at Lanier Technical College and the University of North Georgia, Bearden said.

But, in order to build the school, FCS needs to engage in a partnership with the community, Bearden said. FCS will use some money from their budget, but currently, FCS doesn’t have enough money to build such a school so they’re planning to use money from the partnerships as well as

securing a grant through the lieutenant governor’s office worth $3 million that would ease the $20-22 million price tag. Businesses are very positive about providing financial support, especially in funding equipment, to make it happen, Bearden said.

In addition to collecting donations, Bearden said they are also in the process of getting letters of support for the grant.

They’re reaching out to Lanier Technical College, University of North Georgia and business partners. Bearden said people are very excited about it.

The city of Cumming is also very excited about the school, he said, and especially so since it is proposed to be within city limits.

“The Cumming City Council and I think education has been a goal of Cumming and Forsyth County,” Mayor H. Ford Gravitt said. “Since this is not a traditional high school, it’ll be a big benefit to Cumming/ Forsyth County students. If students have goals in mind and want to do their profession whenever they get out of this school, they’ll have knowledge when they go on. We are supportive and want to do everything we can to work toward fruition of the school.”

A condition of the grant is the school will have to be a charter school, Bearden said.

Valery Lowe, director of Workforce Development for

Forsyth County Schools’ current academies: Academies of Creative Education (Non-Traditional Learning Opportunities) • College and Career Academy (Charter) • Forsyth Academy (Hybrid) • Gateway Academy (Alternative) • iAchieve Academy (Virtual) High School Career Academies (Traditional Learning Opportunities) • FCHS: STEM Academy • LHS: Banking & Finance Academy and Medical Sciences Academy • NFHS: Engineering & Technology Academy • SFHS: Hospitality Academy and Innovation Academy • WFHS: Sports, Entertainment and Communications Academy FCS, discussed why a school like this is important for the county.

“This would be something very nontraditional and an opportunity for our students that is not necessarily available in our five base high schools,” Lowe said. “We’re creating a seamless pipeline for our employers as well as our students and families in Forsyth County. We’re building that connectivity for labor market demands. This offers students the chance to enter a scenario of a work-based learning environment in terms of what the lab looks like, the facilities and equipment. It’s a replicate of what a student would see at a work site or job opportunity.”

While the school will only be open to Forsyth County students, Lowe said the community could use it when school is not in session.

“It’ll be one hub for a nontraditional high school, but all these components will build into what we feel like truly is an economic development workforce center for the community,” Lowe said. “We’ve seen this coming for a while but now we’re at a tipping point for us as a school district and it’s the right time for us to do this.”

Creating such a nontraditional school environment, Bearden said, will also address a concern for all school systems: Dropout rates among students who could benefit from alternative educational opportunities.

“In other similar schools, they score at a high level and graduate because they come to school every day excited about what they’re doing because they’re involved in real world real life activities.”

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