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Johns Creek takes aim at massage parlors New ordinance not yet tried, but enforcement coming By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com

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Johns Creek Councilwoman Cori Davenport stands with the JCVA Memorial Walk Chairman Wayne Kidd in what will be Davenport Plaza, the entry way into Memorial Walk. Davenport and her husband John donated the cost of the plaza in memory of his father Marine Maj. John W. Davenport Sr. The Davenports have also donated the Naval plaza and two benches.

Davenports’ $52K donation brings memorial closer Veterans Memorial still $35K short of goal By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Wayne

Kidd, chairman of the Johns Creek Veterans Association’s campaign to build the city’s Veterans Memorial Walk, has a huge smile on his face after talking with Councilwoman Cori Davenport. She and husband John wrote him a $52,000 check to fund Veterans Walk’s en-

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try plaza and Vietnam War plaza as well as two memorial benches. “That makes her the largest single donor for the memorial,” said Kidd. “We have had some very generous donors, but we are still $35,000 shy of

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Citizens of Johns Creek have noted a peculiar number of massage operations in the city for some time now, and with the right website address accessed, it is obvious certain establishments advertise services of a sexual nature rather than a therapeutic one. This situation rankled many citizens, so March 13, 2013, around 100 of them decided to go to the City Council meeting to ask their council to do something about it. The result has been a tougher massage ordinance that is designed to protect those legitimate purveyors of massage therapy while discouraging those that offer prurient satisfaction. But it has not happened overnight. As Police Chief Ed Densmore explained to the citizens at that March 13 meeting, it is a difficult and time-consuming operation to use the tried and true method of a sting, in which an undercover agent is used to arrest a woman who is actually working as a prostitute. Such a case requires wearing a wiretap, backup officers and an officer willing to be a “john” in the operation.

“And at the end of the day, we have a prostitution arrest, but the business could remain open. Usually, they were open the next day and STEWART the woman out on bail before the arresting officer was back from court in Fulton County,” Densmore told the citizens that night. In the end, the only one really punished in the arrest was the woman, who is often a victim herself. Often, these women in massage operations are near-slaves who may be drug-dependent, undocumented or have the pimps holding their documentation. But that evening, the citizens were demanding action and the elephant in the parlor was at last being discussed. Councilwoman Kelly Stewart called the meeting an “eye opener” for her when these citizens came demanding action. She quickly realized this was a much larger problem in the city. After talking to the police chief and city manager, she went online to find out what clients of these establishments were telling one another and in explicit terms. “I knew we had a problem when I was informed there were more massage parlors in the city limits on Medlock Bridge Road than there were

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Police noted he allegedly had two pill bottles with the labels pulled off them, as well as symptoms of body tremors and bloodshot eyes. He was asked to take sobriety tests. He failed. Mallicote was arrested for DUI drugs.

to maintain lane. ►► Erin E. Sheehy, 31, of Hemingway Lane, Roswell, was arrested Aug. 16 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and restricted license violation. ►► Hugh Swapp, 52, of Cotodecasa, California, was arrested Aug. 16 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Melissa Quarles Smith, 46, of McDonough was arrested Aug. 16 on Encore Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Bradley Matthew Webb, 25, of Calibre Creek Parkway, Roswell, was arrested Aug. 8 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI, headlight violation and suspended license. ►► Megan Leigh Dobbins, 29, of Canton was arrested Aug. 8 on Riverside Road in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Cesar Alcantar-Perez, 27, of Norcross was arrested Aug. 9 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI, open container and expired license. ►► Romualdo Godinez-Vergara, 41, of Park Ridge Lane, Roswell, was arrested Aug. 10

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bogus check. Bank tellers of the SunTrust on North Point Parkway told police Kevin Cornog, 48, of Decatur, came in and asked to deposit a check for $945.75. The teller said the check looked “fuzzy” but she began the process of handling the check. While she did this, Cornog allegedly became overly pushy for her to finish and he kept texting someone. This made the teller more suspicious and she called the company on

which the check was drawn. They said the check was made out to a company, not Cornog, and his check was fake. Cornog said he got the check for work he had done. By this time, police had been summoned. Officers checked Cornog’s license and discovered it was phony as well. He was also found to be in possession of a pipe containing suspected crack cocaine. He was arrested for forgery in first and fourth degrees as well as possession

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Robber takes shirt off man’s back JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A man was robbed of his clothes at gunpoint Aug. 30 on State Bridge Road as he was walking home. According to the victim, he was walking the road near the

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 river when a man pulled him into some bushes. The suspect, described as short and wearing a hoodie, jeans and a shiny black, white and gray mask, brandished a gun at the victim, demanding his money. The victim told the man he had no money. Then, the suspect told him to remove all his clothing. He did so and both men ran from each other. The victim ran for help. When the victim returned to the spot with police, they found his clothing in the bushes.

Unwanted guest steals watch MILTON, Ga. – An unknown person not only stole a hotel keycard Aug. 23, but was able to use it to get into the guest’s room and steal personal items while the guest slept. The victim told police he was staying at the Springhill Suites on Deerfield Parkway when he fell asleep about 10:30 p.m.

Before sleeping, he placed his watch and a ring on the table near the door. When he awoke at 9 a.m., they were gone. The items were described as a gold Rado watch with gold band and black onyx, valued at $5,000, as well as a gold ring with the letters “OSTROW” imprinted on the top, valued at $2,500. Hotel staff said the lock on the room registered to the victim showed use of the two keys given to the victim.

Copper stolen from Bell Park MILTON, Ga. – A large amount of copper wiring was stolen between Aug. 24 and 26 from the construction site of Bell Memorial Park. Workers on the site left the wire at the end of the day, Aug. 24.When they returned two days later, they found the wire, valued at $150, missing. Also taken were $50 booster cables. There are no suspects.

woman was arrested Aug. 29 after allegedly getting into a fight with employees of the Windward Walmart who accused her of shoplifting. According to the employees, Hilary Lashay Hammond, 33, of Woodstock, was seen walking through the store, picking up several items and putting them in a shopping cart. According to employees, when she tried to leave the store without paying for the items, employees stopped her. She denied any wrongdoing. When employees tried to get her to stay in the store until police arrived, she ran to her car in the parking lot. An employee followed her. Hammond then allegedly

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duct, public drunkenness and loitering, all misdemeanors. Officers responded to a burglary call to a home in the 100 block of South Hill Street at about 2 a.m. Aug. 24. The homeowner said he and a friend went outside and saw the stranger in the back yard. They asked who he was and the suspect ran toward the victims, who ran inside, locked the door and called 911. The victims said Warren never entered the home. When officers arrived, they found Warren still sitting in a chair on the back porch, “very lethargic and missing a shoe.” After Warren awoke, he was unable to tell officers where he was or why he was there.

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if they get into Fulton Superior Court. Sentences are light and often ignored. If they violate a city ordinance, then the city’s judge has jurisdiction and would likely enforce the letter of the law against the operators who are the true bad guys in this sordid business. Stewart said the council liked this approach. “We didn’t want to just send the trash elsewhere to start over,” she said. “We want to stop it altogether. So the best approach was to have citizens, businesses and government all have input on the ordinance.” It also needed an expert in the field, and they thought they found their man when they contacted Tennessee attorney Scott Bergthold. He is an expert who first became aware of the proliferation of the problem in his own community. He already had a relationship with Johns Creek over an adult bookstore that wanted to open in the city, and they returned to Bergthold for help again. “There are legitimate massage businesses with therapeutic value in the city. But the flipside are the bad ones with illicit practices,” he said. “Unlike the bookstores, they are not protected by the First Amendment, so we have more latitude in dealing with them.” But that does not mean easier. It requires an ordinance that does not unduly hurt those legitimate massage businesses. Massage is a licensed occupation, so they must be able to produce licenses for each masseuse. The twist in the ordinance is to make the operators in the city liable for employing an unlicensed masseuse. The city is free to do this because the state does not regulate operators, just the masseuse. “State law is pre-emptive of local ordinances, which means the state law would take precedence if there is a conflict. What

gas stations and fast-food restaurants,” Stewart said. “And I really understood that the women are the real victims. This was human trafficking, and it needed a bigger light shined on it,” she said. “But when you start asking what can businesses, citizens and government do, you find that the answers are far from easy.” That is because this is truly organized crime at work. If a woman is arrested, she is bailed out immediately and either gets a fine and released or is simply sent to another operation. If the business is closed, their expert lawyers get an injunction that day and the doors are open again. Fulton County spends millions each year on its court system and jail. Prostitution arrests are at the bottom of the totem pole. For the criminals, prostitution is a lucrative business, and they know the laws at least as well law enforcement. The City Council now prodded to action immediately created a task force to look into the problem. Stewart said she would have breakfast regularly with a group of seven to 10 residents to discuss strategy. “I visited shelters and talked to women. That put a face on what was going on,” she said. Council met with Atlanta shelters that specialize in getting women and minors out of that life and off the streets. Then-City Attorney Bill Riley advised getting a tougher ordinance that would put the burden of operating a clean and true massage business on the operators. But most of all, it needed to be an ordinance that was not already covered by state law. The reason was that the criminals win

we do is find ways to regulate without creating that conflict,” Bergthold said. The challenge is to create something that does not harm legal operations or allow illegal ones to pop up again. One effective measure is to limit where massage businesses can be located. Since they congregate on Ga. 141 (Medlock), make them be at least 300 feet from the road. Massage parlors on 141 tend to be visible from the road, making it easier for out-of-towners to find them. “There is precedent for such buffers,” Bergthold said. “The idea is for the city to weed out unlawful operations so that we are left with the legitimate ones.” Other areas of possible regulation violations involve requiring HIPAA regulations for patient confidentiality to be followed. This is something the legit business does, but such record-keeping is foreign to the illicit operations. City Manager Warren Hutmacher said the city has adopted a much tougher, more effective ordinance now. But the results are still in abeyance. The city contacted and is working closely with all massage businesses making sure they all know what is to be expected of them under the new law so that they can come into compliance. “The next step will be to ensure compliance. We are working with all the businesses to give them ample time to digest and comply,” Hutmacher said. “The idea is not to shoot everybody down but to bring them all into compliance. We want to be reasonable and friendly.” In the next few months, the city will be better able to judge the effectiveness of the ordinance. If it is, Mayor Mike Bodker says he wants to take it before the Georgia Municipal Association for other cities to adopt. “We won’t be happy until we drive this business out of the state,” he said.

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Continued from Page 1 the $300,000 we need to complete the park.” Other donors who have stepped up with large donations include: • 14-year-old Girl Scout Sabrina Yvellez raised $13,000 for the Women in Service Memorial. • The St. Brigid Catholic Church Knights of Columbus will build and the Home Depot Foundation will supply the building materials and landscaping for the park’s gazebo. Value: $25,000. • Jewelry retailer Jimmy Ho sponsored the World War II plaza for $13,000. • The Republic of Korea sponsored the Korean War plaza for $13,000. • Newtown merchants led by JC Veterans Association member George Yourick have pledged to raise funds for the World War I plaza for $13,000. The Veterans Memorial is on 4 acres in Newtown Park donated by the city. It will honor all veterans serving in American wars beginning with World War I to the present. The ribbon cutting is set for Friday, Nov. 7. “My greatest need now is for the Johns Creek business community to come forward and get behind this,” said Kidd. “I think with the caliber of businesses located here in Johns Creek, we could quickly reach our goal.”

The Veterans Memorial Park still has the following plazas available for sponsorship: • Gulf War plaza • Iraq plaza • Afghanistan plaza • POW/MIA plaza • Purple Heart plaza “This will be a destination attraction when it is done,” said Kidd. Davenport said she and her husband wanted to get involved in the Veterans Memorial because so many of their family served. “My husband was a Navy pilot and his father was a 30-year man in the Marines,” Davenport said. “And my father was a fighter pilot in Vietnam.” Parks Manager Robby Newton said this memorial will be a welcomed addition to Newtown Park. “This is a very generous donation [by the Davenports]. Everybody knows a veteran. So it is a park for everyone,” Newton said. One way anyone can participate is through the brick paver program. Memorial pavers can be inscribed with the family name or the name of a military loved one. The pavers are $50 for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick. For $100, supporters can get an 8-inch by 8-inch brick. For information, go johnscreek.gov. ga about ordering a paver. To make a donation, just send a check to: Johns Creek Veterans Association 3125 Old Alabama Road Johns Creek, Ga. 30022 The tax-deductible contribution should be made out to: JCVA Memorial Paver Fund and decline the paver.

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JC police, fire chiefs lead city’s Sept. 11 memorial Rotary Club of Johns Creek sponsors Patriot Day JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek Fire Chief Jeff Hogan and Police Chief Ed Densmore will be the keynote speakers at the Rotary Club of Johns Creek – North Fulton’s Patriot Day event Thursday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. DENSMORE at the Newtown Park Amphitheater. The community is invited to the free Sept. 11 commemoration event that will honor local first responders including

Johns Creek’s police, fire and emergency medical technical personnel. Patriotic music and appearances by the Johns Creek Veterans Association and local elected officials are also planned. HOGAN “Our first responders are everyday heroes and a vital part of the very fabric of our community,” said Mayor Mike Bodker. “We’re thankful for our partnership with the Rotary

GNFCC Golf Classic tees off Sept. 29 ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce will bring back its annual Golf Classic Monday, Sept. 29 at the Golf Club of Georgia. “This is the perfect venue to build relationships with North Fulton’s top business leaders. It is a spectacular setting and ideal for fostering business partnerships,” said Chamber President Brandon Beach. Golfers will enjoy playing the Golf Club of Georgia, consistently recognized as one of the finest 36-hole courses in the country. Support of the 2014 Golf Classic enables the GNFCC to serve as the catalyst for economic development, business

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Club of Johns Creek – North Fulton so our community can honor our local public safety officials on this day of remembrance.” In coordination with the Johns Creek Public Safety Foundation, the program will conclude with a request

What: Patriot Day Commemoration, Johns Creek remembers Sept. 11 When: Thursday, Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. Where: Newtown Park Amphitheater, 3150 Old Alabama Road Cost: Free for voluntary donations to the foundation. The Newtown Park Amphitheater is located at 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek (inside Newtown Park).

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” the tourist asked the beatnik on a Manhattan street, so the old joke goes. The cool cat peers over his shades and says, “Practice, man. Practice.” One man who is the living proof of that is Matthew Thomas, a Johns Creek music teacher who took his 80-member River Trail Middle School orchestra – one of only two middle school orchestras to earn an invitation – to storied Carnegie Hall for the National Band and Orchestra Festival. But Thomas does not merely teach with rote techniques and repetition. He truly inspires his students. It is for this reason that he has been nominated for a Grammy in music teacher education. The award is only in its second year, but it is one that recognizes from where the next generation of musicians will come. Guy Crotsley, an assistant principal at River Trail Middle School, calls Thomas a “dynamic educator.” In Thomas’ video essay, Crotsley said, “He is passionate not only about his students learning music, but that [they] are walking away from his class loving music.” When Thomas learned he was one of 32,000 music educators nominated for the award, he did not feel so very special. But now that the field has been winnowed to the top 222 quarterfinalists, he is somewhat more encouraged. A panel of judges is looking at video essays prepared by the nominees. He

Go online to the following video nominations Matthew Thomas prepared for the Grammy selection committee. In them he explains his philosophy of music education and answers specific questions put to nominees to give the judges a picture of who he is. Video Essay #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9HyKOeI-lg Video Essay #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQF7vVRy08Q

should hear this month if he is a semifinalist for the Grammy, one of about 15. Then 10 finalists will be invited to the 2015 Grammy awards. Now in his ninth year of teaching (he has had to move on to North Gwinnett Middle School in Sugar Hill because of cutbacks), Thomas exudes a passion and an enthusiasm for teaching music that is simply contagious. “I love giving students a lifelong passion for music. Some people say you either have that passion or you don’t. I don’t believe it. My job is to ignite that passion,” Thomas said. He says the best way to elicit that in his students is to be himself. “When you teach with passion, students latch onto it and come to it naturally,” he said. “If students are exposed to music and the power of music, I don’t think it can be stopped.” But music opens more CITY OF JOHNS CREEK than one door

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her community. For all of that, Dempsey is the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Small Business Person of the Year. She received the accolade at the Aug. 25 Chamber Awards Breakfast. Edge Solutions’ Julie Haley, the 2011 recipient of the award, made the announcement. “Tricia Dempsey exemplifies all of the qualities we look for in the selection of the Business

Person of the Year – growth, longevity, community involvement and response to adversity,” said Haley. “She has done that and more.” Dempsey started her business in the “stormy waters” of the recession, yet she made it work, Haley said. What is more, she had barely launched the business when she found she had cancer. “Yet she was able to go on,” Haley said. “She was passionate for her customers, and built her business on trust.” Dempsey not only beat her cancer, she is a leading light in the fight against cancer. She is a director on the board of Susan G. Komen-Greater Atlanta Affiliate. She also started her own charity golf tournament, Agile on the Green, which has raised more than $220,000 for cancer research. She has also found time to serve as the president of Women in Technology (WIT) and advocates for charitable causes that support women and children. “To say I am honored is an understatement,” Dempsey said. “But it was our clients who wrote our story.” She also shared the day with her parents, whom she said made all things possible –

Tricia Dempsey, owner of the IT staffing company Agile, is the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year.

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Alpharetta claims total in victory By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga. – As defensive efforts go, you won’t find many better than the one Alpharetta gave in last Friday night’s game against Region 6-AAAAAA rival West Forsyth. The Raiders’ defensive unit completely dominated the game Sept. 5 until the outcome had long since been decided, scoring a 38-6 victory to take early command of the race for a region title. Alpharetta has won the region two of the last three years, both coming after early season wins over West Forsyth. The one year West Forsyth defeated the Raiders, the Wolverines went on to capture the region title. Until a late drive that produced a touchdown in the game’s final minute, the Raiders limited West Forsyth to 52 yards total offense and five first downs, two of which came on Alpharetta penalties. The Raiders forced five turnovers, all in the first half, and stopped the Wolverines three times on fourth down,

consistently stuffing the West Forsyth offense other than a scoring threat late in the first half and the last-minute TD. Until the Wolverines connected on a pair of passes for 45 yards in the closing stages of the first half, they had minus-25 yards of offense and four turnovers, and were trailing 24-0. The Raiders’ William Downing ended the threat with an interception after West Forsyth had reached the Alpharetta 12. Dejon Rowe also had an interception for the Raiders and turned in an outstanding all-around effort from his cornerback position, keying the Alpharetta defense along with linebacker Jake Behrend. “Jake had a fantastic game last week and had one again tonight,” Alpharetta coach Jacob Nichols said. “I think Dejon is one of the top cornerbacks in the state. He’s an emotional player.” Nichols said his team’s defensive showing was similar to the season opener against Milton, which the Raiders lost 1710 even though their defense allowed only seven points.

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With some exceptional blocking, Alpharetta’s Miles Smith (28) hops into the end zone for a 1-yard second-quarter touchdown and a 17-0 lead over West Forsyth. Turnovers were a problem on offense in the loss to Milton, and the Raiders again squandered some scoring opportunities against the Wolverines. A third down sack, a fumble and an interception, all deep in West Forsyth territory, cost the Raiders points in the first half, but they still headed to the locker room with a 24-0 lead. “We’ve got to do a better job in the red zone,” Nichols said. “We’ve got to put more points

on the board when we get the chance.” The Raiders recovered a fumble on the game’s first play from scrimmage and turned it into a 32-yard field goal by Ryan Kopec. They went 48 yards for a score after a threeand-out by the Wolverines to make it 10-0, but a long drive that reached the West Forsyth 10 ended on a fumble that was recovered in the end zone

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Cougars triumph Eagles dominate defending on late field goal state champion Blue Devils CUMMING, Ga. – Chattahoochee rebounded from a season opening loss to defeat North Forsyth 20-17 last Friday night, Sept. 5, scoring on a 45-yard field goal by Andrew Gray in the game’s final minute. The Cougars dropped their opener 42-7 against Cherokee, but came back with a win in their region opener over one of the four 2013 playoff qualifiers from 6-AAAAAA. Chattahoochee led 17-10 at the half on the strength of 21- and 73-yard touchdown

passes from David Nicoletta to Isaac Kinsey and Gray’s first field goal. The Raiders, who rushed for 275 yards, tied the game in the second half. The Cougars are at home Friday night against West Forsyth, which has been one of the region’s top two teams in recent seasons along with Alpharetta, but did not resemble those playoff teams in a 38-6 loss last week to Alpharetta. – Mike Blum

Catapult to No. 6 in AAAAAA By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – Some local football observers may have wondered why Milton scheduled defending state AAAAAA champion Norcross as one of the Eagles’ two non-region games for the 2014 and ’15 seasons. Milton coach Howie DeCristofaro has a simple answer. “If we’re going to continue to improve, we’ve got to play

teams in our non-region games that will make us play up to their level,” he said. Milton played up to the Blue Devils’ level and then some last Friday night, Sept. 5, scoring a decisive 26-0 victory in front of an appreciative home field crowd, as well as a statewide audience on the GPB network. The Eagles were dominant on both sides of the ball, particularly on defense, where they limited the defending state champions to six first downs and 94 yards total offense. Led by the powerful running of Micco Brisker, Milton piled up 244 yards on the ground, with Brisker accounting for 149 of that total on 21 carries.

The Eagles did not play their best game offensively in a 17-10 victory at Alpharetta the week before, but DeCristofaro said, “The offensive line did a much better job tonight and we ran the ball like we wanted to do.” As with the previous win over Alpharetta, it was a stout Milton defense that was primarily responsible for the victory. “That’s two weeks in a row

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Pearson’s 5 TD passes lift Titans By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – D.J. Pearson passed for 300 yards and five touchdowns to lead Northview to a 41-0 victory last Friday night in the Titans’ Region 6-AAAAAA opener against Habersham Central. Pearson connected with Ricci Nuckles for three touchdowns and Nathan Phillips and Jair Anderson once each. Phillips carried 22 times for 146 yards, and Josh Moran added 49 yards and a touchdown for the Titans. Matty Biondich was the team’s leading receiver with nine catches for 97 yards, with the Titans gaining almost 500 yards. The Northview defense turned in another strong effort, allowing around 100 yards of offense by the Raiders, who moved from Region 7 to Region

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6 this season. The Titans have yielded just seven points in their two games while scoring 83. Northview plays its first road game Friday night at North Forsyth, which was one of the region’s four playoff qualifiers last season. North Forsyth operates out of a wingT style offense that emphasizes power running plays, and teams that have not faced that offense before have struggled against it. Titans’ coach Chad Davenport says he has been “very happy” with his team’s play in its first two games, but has stressed to his team that playing against North Forsyth’s ball control offense requires defensive patience. Offensively, Davenport expects the Titans to do well in region play with the talent the team possesses at the skill positions.

CANTON, Ga. – Blessed Trinity scored its second straight victory against a team from a higher classification, winning 35-14 last Friday night, Sept. 5, at Sequoyah. The Titans, among the top-ranked teams in the state in Class AAA, beat former region rival St. Pius, now in AAAA, 42-20 in their season opener. Sequoyah plays at the AAAAA level. Blessed Trinity plays another AAAAA school this Friday, returning to Cherokee County for a third straight road game, this one at Creekview, which is coached by Terry Crowder, formerly of Chattahoochee. Crowder coached against Blessed Trinity coach Tim McFarlin when McFarlin was head coach at Roswell. Both coaches won state championships at their former schools. The Titans led 28-7 at the half against Sequoyah, scoring on four straight possessions. Milton Shelton scored on a 35-yard pass from Conor Davis and a 16-yard run, and finished with 105 yards on 16 carries. Davis completed 12 of 21 passes for 179 yards,

with Matthew Higgins catching three for 76 yards. The Titans rushed for 229 yards, putting the game away with a 19-play, 81-yard drive that ended early in the fourth quarter on an Elijah Hamilton run. Fullback Cam Nolan scored BT’s first touchdown on a 21-yard run, and Garrett Dupuis added the other first half score for the Titans. “We’re playing well right now,” McFarlin said. “Coaches can always find things to worry about, but we’re playing pretty good.” The Titans lost starting offensive tackle Matthew Davis to a season-ending injury, but that was the only negative aspect of the game. The Titans played well defensively, with McFarlin pointing to lineman Joe Camacho and linebackers Pat Jasinski, Logan Craighead and Dupuis. Shelton rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns in the Titans’ season-opening win over St. Pius, with BT also leading 28-7 at the half. Davis threw touchdown passes to Jasinski and Jake Bogosian, and Higgins had a 96-yard kickoff return.

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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month What every woman should know about GYN cancer By PENNY DAUGHERTY RN, MS, OCN Nearly 95,000 women living in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic (GYN) cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease can occur at any age. So even if you are beyond your “childbearing years,” it doesn’t mean you should stop seeing your gynecologist. Below is important information on three of the most common GYN cancers.

Ovarian Cancer Known as the “silent” cancer, ovarian cancer is rarely detected until it’s in an advanced stage because symptoms can be dismissed as normal discomfort. Unfortunately, no screenings exist for the disease, but you can help protect yourself by knowing your

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Hey y’all, it’s time for football: The one true sport Is there no better place to be on a crisp (OK, muggy) September evening to watch “toe meet leather” as the legendary Georgia Tech broadcaster Al Ciraldo used to say? Of course not. How do I know? Well first, I grew up southern. And in the South there are really only two sports: Football … and spring football. Those other so-called sports with round balls and no pads are really just to keep our athletes in shape. This football season has been more eagerly awaited due to my summer of discontent over my lately lamented Atlanta Braves. When could the Bravos never hit the ball? We have the pitching this year that somehow keeps us close, but we must lead both leagues in

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being shut out, and there are no ties in baseball. So it was with even more enthusiasm than usual that I awaited the kick-offs of the college and professional seasons – if there is really a difference these days. What with college players threatening to unionize (rightly) and fewer star players willing to wait until diploma is in hand to enter the ranks of the NFL, that line – always

blurred – is nigh on indistinguishable. But for the Bulldog Nation, of which I am a citizen, September is still the start of the magic that is college football. And this year began with a glimmer of hope for the Holy Grail that is a national championship. Last year, as The Faithful well know, we fell early, then later stumbled four more times. It was the season that might have been. This year began with vaunted Clemson, who vanquished the Dogs last year at their abode. With more than a little anxiety, we waited to see what this edition of “Them Dawgs” would emerge. And behold. “Outlined against a gray September sky,

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Lambert returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and went on to a 41-7 victory over Johns Creek last Friday night, Sept. 5, in the Region 6-AAAAAA opener for both teams. Jeremy Johnson, who opened the game with a touchdown, also scored on a kickoff return after the Gladiators’ only score of the game late in the opening period. Johnson also halted a Johns Creek scoring threat in the second quarter with an interception in the end zone.

TIGER, Ga. – The Mount Pisgah Patriots won 27-9 at Rabun County last Friday night, welcoming back three key starters who missed the team’s season-opening loss with injuries. Shingi Chigwere, one of the absent trio in a 42-34 loss to Brookstone, returned to the defensive line. He led the Mount Pisgah defense with 11 tackles and forced one of three fumbles recovered by the Patriots. John O’Connor added eight tackles. Chigwere’s first forced fumble set up a 25yard scoring pass from Aaron Winchester to Oz Dixon. Ben Miller capped a long drive with a 3-yard scoring run, and the first of two Chase Clark field goals made it 17-3 at the half. Winchester passed to Justin Gilvin for 10

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Milton: Continued from Page 12 that the defense has played very well,” DeCristofaro said. The Blue Devils had just 24 yards rushing and completed 14 of 28 passes for 70 yards, averaging five yards per completion. Standout linebacker Quarte Sapp had a pair of interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, and keyed a Milton defense that turned in an all-around outstanding effort. “We put pressure on their quarterbacks and made them throw before they wanted to,” DeCristofaro said. “The secondary did a good job in coverage and our front five – the linemen and middle linebacker – did a great job of shutting down the run.” The Eagles jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead when Brisker broke through the line on fourth-and-short from the Norcross 27 for the touchdown. Less than a minute later, it was 14-0, as Sapp made a leaping, juggling grab of a Norcross pass and took it 21 yards for a score, with the officials missing Sapp stepping on the sideline at the Norcross 4. The Eagles were aided by another officiating error, when

Raiders: Continued from Page 11 by the Wolverines for a touchback. Rowe’s interception gave the ball to the Alpharetta offense at the Wolverines’ 27 and it took the Raiders four plays to make it 17-0. They made it 24-0 a few minutes later after an Andrew Butcher fumble recovery, with Butcher scoring the team’s third short-yardage touchdown. Lem Cobbs and Miles Smith

A 28-yard pass from Kevin Nalecz to John Neuber set up a short touchdown run by Nalecz for the Gladiators, who were hurt offensively by three lost fumbles. The Longhorns scored in the final minute of the second quarter to make it 41-7 at the half, and neither team scored in the final two periods. Johns Creek’s next four games are against North Fulton opponents, beginning with Friday night’s game at Alpharetta. – Mike Blum a fumbled Milton pitchout was ruled an incomplete pass, erasing a Norcross recovery. The Eagles then downed a punt inside the Norcross 10 and came away with two points when the Blue Devils snapped the ball out of the end zone. It remained 16-0 at the half, as the Eagles were stopped inside the Norcross 10 following the free kick and had a scoring threat ended by a fumble. The officials took away a Milton score early in the third quarter on a dubious sideline infraction penalty, nullifying a 55-yard TD pass from Austin McLeod to Obe Fortune, who made a terrific catch and then out-fought the Norcross defender into the end zone. Undeterred, the Eagles still scored on the possession when Brisker broke loose for 42 yards and the touchdown, one play after Johnny McDonald recovered a fumble by a scrambling McLeod that resulted in a Milton first down. A blocked punt led to Milton’s final score, a 29-yard field goal by Ethan Suda, with Sapp helping preserve the shutout with his second interception. A reception by Fortune put the Eagles on the Norcross goal line before the field goal, and he finished with three catches for 68 of Milton’s 83 passing yards. scored the first two touchdowns, and Nichols said, “We did a better job in our short yardage package. Our game plan was to establish the run and we stayed with it.” Austin King completed 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns – a 32-yard strike to Rustin Suter and a 4-yarder to Eric Cave. A pair of fourth down stops by the defense led to both scores. The Raiders return home Friday night for a region game against Johns Creek, which lost its region opener last week to Lambert.

Patriots bounce back with victory yards and a score to start the second half. He completed 14 of 17 passes for 152 yards and added 89 yards on the ground. The Patriots play their home opener Friday against Eagle’s Landing Christian, a perennial Class A contender that is off to a 0-3 start this season.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, October 2, 2014 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. A workshop will also be held by the Planning Commission at 6:30 p.m. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday October 27, 2014 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. CU-14-04 My First Academy Consideration of a conditional use for a day care to be located at 2305 Old Milton Parkway. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 748, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. Z-14-09/CU-14-03 Atlanta Center for Animal Osteopathy Consideration of a request to rezone approximately1 acre from OP to C1 for the purpose of operating a veterinary office. The property is located on the south side of Crabapple Road. The property is located at 12389 Crabapple Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 1210, 1167 2nd District, 1st Section, and Fulton County, Georgia. c. MP-14-06 Avalon Phase II Consideration of amending the Avalon Master Plan in order to add 276 “for rent” residential units, reduce commercial and office space and permit one hotel with 325 rooms and up to 100,000 gross square feet of conference facilities. The applicant is also requesting 7 story parking deck and to permit residential buildings of 8 stories within Pod II; to allow office buildings of 13 stories and to permit hotel/conference/ civic buildings of 14 levels or 200 feet. The property is approximately 86 acres and located on the north side of Old Milton Parkway just west of Georgia 400, zoned MU and legally described as being located in Land Lots 802, 803, 854 and 855, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. MP-14-07 Oxford Green/Costco Consideration of an amendment to a previous condition of zoning in order to increase permitted square footage by less than 10,000 square feet. The property is located at 2855 Jordan Court and legally described as being located in Land Lots 1120, 1121, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.

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Wofford College SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College senior Logan Mackenzie Morris was recognized during Honors Day ceremonies when she received the Senior Order of Gnomes recognition. Morris majored in English with a program in secondary teacher education and received a bachelor’s degree on May 18, 2014. The daughter of Jeffrey and Kelly Morris, she will teach English at Chapman High School in Inman, South Carolina, this fall.

DAYTON, Ohio – Erin Riley of Roswell was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Dayton for the 2014 spring semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, an undergraduate degree-seeking student must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for that semester and must have been enrolled for 12 or more credits that semester.

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PORTALES, N.M. – Stefanie Fugarino of Suwanee was named to Eastern New Mexico University’s Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with a GPA between 3.25 and 4.0.

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Dempsey: Continued from Page 10 especially in the darkest days when she was battling her illness and keeping her business going. Dempsey said she has learned four things along the way that she uses as her guide. “First, you don’t have a strategy for things you can’t control,” she said. “So you go on in spite of those things. “Second, get stuff done every day. And surround yourself with do-ers. It’s easier to train a do-er than it is to energize a thinker. “Third, character matters as much as confidence,” she said. “And fourth, leave people better than you found them.” Dempsey also said you should do what is personally rewarding for to you. She said she loves matching people with jobs. “It’s a good feeling,” she said. “But after 11 years of owning a business, it can be very isolating at times. That’s why the chamber is so great. It recharges me to be in the company of such great people.” Also honored at the breakfast were the other finalists. Kevin Caldwell Caldwell Tree Care

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CSA: Bringing the community back to food The acronym “CSA” stands for community supported agriculture. With a CSA, you have the opportunity to support your local economy by buying a share of produce from a farmer that lives close to you. This gives you access to the freshest and most nutritious fruits and vegetables available. “Know your farmer” is a popular saying in the local food movement, but what does this mean? If like most people you buy all of your food at the grocery store, then this is a strange concept. In the U.S. in particular, we have become very removed from our food and how it is produced. Ask yourself a few questions. Do you know where your food comes from? How many trucks, boats, planes did it take to get to your store’s shelf? Was it sprayed with pesticides and herbicides? Were synthetic fertilizers used? Knowing your farmer means exactly that. Your farmer is a real person whose farm you can visit, someone you can shake hands with and ask questions about how your food is grown. When you join a local farm’s CSA, you should be invited to visit the farm and take a firsthand look. There should be transparency in their growing practices and you should be comfortable with how things are done. When we joined our first CSA four years ago, it was with a desire get the freshest and most nutritious produce we could. On our first visit to Moss Hill Farms, we arrived at a picturesque farm with rows and rows of colorful vegetables and flowers, adjacent to a lovely pond and surrounded by woods. We were amazed to find this beautiful gem so close to home and felt very fortunate to have access to all this wonderful food. At many farms today, CSA members are encouraged to visit and to volunteer. Moss Hill is no exception and volunteers are an integral part of the farm. There is no better way to connect with your food and where it comes from than by actually helping in the planting, growing and harvesting process. Moss Hill Farm has youpick herbs and flowers around the vegetable garden in an effort to encourage CSA members to take some time and visit the garden. Of course, if

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• Visit the farm, meet the farmer, ask questions. • CSAs are usually done quarterly by growing seasons; you will need to sign up early and pay in advance. • Volunteer at your farm so you have firsthand knowledge of where your food is coming from. • You may get some vegetables or fruits you’ve never eaten before. Get creative, try some new recipes and have fun with it!

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you are in a hurry, you can just grab your veggies and go. But time permitting, take a few minutes and enjoy a brief hiatus from the hectic suburban lifestyle most of us live and step into the country... smell the flowers, watch the butterflies, ahhhh…breathe… and relax. To find a CSA near you, go to one of these websites: • ocalharvest.org/ • localfoodguide.georgia organics.org/ Q & A with Floyd Keisler of Moss Hill Farms Floyd was kind enough to answer some questions about Moss Hill Farms and running a CSA. Here are the details of our conversation: What made you decide to offer a CSA? Keisler: We live in an urban area where many are seeking to provide healthy nutritious food for their families. They have the time, the resources and the mindset to be involved with a local farm. From the early days when I would go to the farmers markets, I found it takes a lot of time and energy to do that kind of marketing. The food has to be gathered the day before. You have to be at the market for four to five hours. It is in a hot open environment where it is hard to keep the food fresh, and then you have to do something with the food that did not sell. You take one to two days out of farming for each market you do, which means other things are left undone. Doing a CSA frees me to do farming, which is what I am best at. I get to socialize with our customers and get to know them more personally, which I really enjoy as we interact during pick up. What challenges have you faced running a CSA? Keisler: Producing a continuous variety of food. Usually we have a minimum of eight foods a week; often we are able

Floyd Keisler of Moss Hill Farms. to do 10-12, but it takes daily planning to get close. Getting paid upfront produces a lot of pressure. Everyone signs a statement agreeing they know it is a risk in farming, but if I fail to produce a fair amount of food one season, many will get discouraged about continuing the next season. Weather is constantly changing as we in Atlanta know. Seasons keep changing – like this past winter was cold and wet, which led into a summer with very cool nights. Rabbits, deer, mice and squirrels also like to eat and they show up often, so managing them to be sure we get some of the food also. How do your farming methods differ from conventional farming? Keisler: We are committed to natural farming practices which means no synthetic products are used. There are no fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides used on any of the vegetables. This is a “drug-free”, chemical-free farm. We began farming an organic method about 4 years ago called BioDynamics. Homeopathic teas and preparations are used to create compost, to heal the soil and make strong plants that are able to protect themselves from insects and diseases. I have tried to get as close to the way God grows things as anyone can, to produce these vegetables. I honor our environment. Why would you recom-

mend a CSA to someone? Keisler: It ensures you get a fresh, local, nutritious share of food every week for a competitive price. You are able to support a local farmer who you can actually talk to and see the farm. What are your favorite things to grow and what do your customers enjoy the most? Keisler: We are really good at growing green leafy foods like lettuce, arugala, kale, spinach, choi, mustard, beets, carrots – and they are some of my favorite foods. Everybody is interested in tomatoes, which we grow about 500 plants per summer. This year, we grew 10 different varieties with eight of them being heirlooms. For the last couple of weeks, each of our shares received 7 pounds each week. What role have volunteers played at your farm? Keisler: We have an average of 50 shares each season, which means we are harvesting 50 shares every week and each share is at least eight items, often 10-12. This is 400 to 500 food items. We would not be able to do this without the faithful support of our six to eight volunteers each week. Any future plans or changes coming for Moss Hill Farm? Keisler: We are already planning for next year’s crops and preparing for the winter shares. The plan is for the same number of shares and

to try different foods we can grow here at the farm. I am seeking another place to grow berries. We are 1 acre here and I have to always be conscious of space. We are experimenting with gogi berries, strawberries and blackberries, which was new for us this year. Pascale Chambers was born and raised in Florida, lived in New York for several years, traveled the Caribbean for six months, moved to North Georgia 10 years ago and now calls Cumming home. She attained a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida and has a diverse background that includes project management, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, she has written and helped with marketing materials, reports for management and newsletters that pertain to the industry. She has also enjoyed teaching yoga and water aerobics classes for many years. In her leisure time, she enjoys writing, reading and vegetable gardening. What began years ago as an interest in nutrition and wellness has become a passion for living a sustainable life. She believes in the viability and importance of local foods – growing your own and supporting local farmers. She has spent years researching how our current lifestyles impact our health and our environment. She strives to understand the issues around these topics and seeks opportunities for change. Pascale would like inspire others to learn more and work together to improve both our health and the health of our planet.

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Johns Creek Fall Festival draws thousands Families get kick out of Newtown Park in September glory By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The official tally is in for the 2014 Johns Creek Fall Festival last Saturday and the total number of visitors was: A tad over a whole bunch. Actually, no one counted noses, but if the cars parked

in every possible spot were any indication, the park was full. And as festival goers left, more showed up to take their place. And there was so much to do. The toddlers loved the Touch-a-Truck, moms and dads loved farmers market, and everybody enjoyed the food, the sunshine and sights.

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Spreading the word of the Johns Creek Foundation are volunteers Wayne Carrel and Diane Lasorda.

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Fresh tomatoes at the Farmers Market are always a big hit.

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Northview lacrosse teammates are all for one and one for all as they drum up interest for their sport.

What’s a festival without ice cream?

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CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-14-AB-13 PLACE City Hall Two South Main Street Council Chambers September 11, 2014 3:00 P.M.

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The Gideons pass out free Bibles at the festival. From left are Nick Scaraimbolo, Rich Diggleman and Ron Rintamaki.

DEATH NOTICES Steven Jeffrey Michael Anthony, 70, of Cumming, passed away August 28, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Carolyn Blount-Green, 75, of Roswell, passed away September 2, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Lillian Marie Brooks, 84, of Forsyth County, passed away September 1, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Carol Ann Duncan, 69, of Cumming, passed away August 27, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Claudie Vee Henderson Frix, 93, passed away August 26, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Michael Joseph Gatto, 18, of Cumming, passed away August 28, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Carolyn Bennett Hammond, 70, of Dawsonville, passed away August 28, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Justin Michael Miles, 23, of Alpharetta, passed away August 29, 2014. Arrangements by Mc Donald and Son Funeral Home.

George Hart, 83, of Roswell, passed away September 1, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Elaine Murphy, 93, of Cumming, passed away August 29, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Jennifer Hilliard Norton, 34, of Alpharetta, passed away August 26, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Bob Jordan, 90, of Lenbrook, passed away August 26, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Austin Michael Kahler, 21, of Cumming, passed away August 26, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Anne Teyssier, 100, of Marietta, passed away August 28, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Fay Annette King, 73, of Cumming, passed away September 1, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Dewight M. McWhorter, 81, of Alpharetta, passed away September 1, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Thad Packett Hamby, Jr., 77, of Cumming, passed away August 31, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. 20 YEARS

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