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Stewart calls for city manager’s resignation Stems from altercation after council meeting; rest of council awaits police report By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Councilwoman Kelly Stewart has called for City Manager John Kachmar to step down after he was involved in an altercation with two city residents after the Oct. 7

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Trisha Buice, left, and Angela Baker are volunteers at the Johns Creek Presbyterian Church Pumpkin Patch on Bell Road that has about a quarter-acre of pumpkins just ripe for carving.

JCPC Pumpkin Patch returns Pumpkins fund church missions By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Big pumpkins, little pumpkins and all sizes of pumpkins in between are waiting at the Johns Creek Presbyterian Church Pumpkin Patch on Bell Road. Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, this patch has all your fall celebrating needs. In addition to the pumpkins,

they have cornstalks and hay bales, Indian corn and gourds, scarves, jewelry, baked goods and handmade crafts. Best of all are the activities for the children. “We get busloads of preschool children here for field trips. They just love it. We have games, and they love to look at so many pumpkins,” said volunteer Angela Baker. Her pumpkin partner Trisha Buice said they sell quite a few pumpkins as well – more than $11,000 last year. The money goes to fund church missions, the church’s music

ministry and youth trips, she said. “We love it when the kids come out. They get a big kick out of picking out just the right pumpkin,” Buice said. The church’s music ministry established the first JCPC Pumpkin Patch in 2007, and it was an immediate success. That year it sold more pumpkins (gross sales) than any other first-year patch except one, Baker said. This year, the church wants to use some of the money it raises to build a Habitat House.

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Councilwoman Kelly Stewart calls for the resignation of City Manager John Kachmar at a press conference at City Hall.

City investigation bill now at $67,132 Councilwoman Stewart’s phone records requested By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A check of the first three months’ invoices from Wilson Morton and Downs, the firm conducting the City Council’s investigation of the mayor, is now up to $67,132 and the meter is still running. With September’s invoice still to come, the actual bill should be in the $90,000

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range. Attorney Robert Wilson was hired in July to conduct an investigation into Mayor Mike Bodker’s conduct. At the time, the five members of the City Council (Councilwoman Kelly Stewart opposed) said its purpose was

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MILTON, Ga. – A Chief Vann Drive woman was arrested in Milton Oct. 5 for allegedly driving drunk with three young children in the car at 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Police say they saw a blue Hyundai Tucson driving on Ga. 9 near Bethany Bend. It was swerving dramatically, nearly driving on the grass at one

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Man conned in immigration hoax MILTON, Ga. – A Marrywood Drive man was the victim of fraud Oct. 1 after he gave money to a man he thought

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Gainesville was arrested Sept. 25 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and improper U-turn. ►► Juan Ibarro Torrijo, 38, of North Main Street, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 23 on Ga. 9 in Milton for DUI, open container, expired license, following too closely and hit and run. ►► Scott M. Pranger, 50, of Stirling Glen Court, Milton, was arrested Sept. 26 on Cogburn Road in Milton for DUI, open container and speeding. ►► Rickey D. Hammett, 38, of Owens Oak Circle, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 27 on Crabapple Road in Milton for DUI. ►► Russell Allan Latona, 60, of Canton was arrested Sept. 28 on Dorris Road in Milton for DUI and speeding. ►► Gavriel Cohen, 43, of Spring Ridge Court, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 28 on was a government official. The victim said he was called at nearly 11 a.m. from a number that turned up as “911” on caller ID. The man on the other end claimed to be an “Agent Wilson” with immigration. He said the victim would be deported for not having his immigration paperwork. The victim told the agent his immigration status was being handled by his employer. The agent told the victim he needed to pay nearly $5,000 or be deported.

thing the driver was saying to me,” noted the officer. He also reported Tucker had difficulty keeping her eyes open. Tucker allegedly failed the sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. In the back seat of her car were three young children, two of which were not hers. All three children were turned

over to adults. When searching the vehicle, police allegedly found an open bottle of Smirnov vodka with a receipt dated for 10:10 a.m. that morning. Tucker was charged with DUI, endangering the life of children, driving with an open container of alcohol and failure to maintain lane.

Nesbit Ferry Road in Johns Creek for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

of Lake Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 24 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Ebony Sade Works, 27, of Hampton was arrested Sept. 24 on Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, speeding, reckless driving, too fast for conditions and window tint violation. ►► Daniel Antonio Parsons, 22, of Lithia Springs was arrested Sept. 23 on Highway 9 in Milton for possession of marijuana, possession of drugrelated items and seatbelt requirements. ►► Sean Marcus Speller, 23, of Whitestone Place, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 26 on Cogburn Road in Milton for possession of marijuana, speeding and tire requirements. ►► Ricki Shaquille Mathis, 19, of Ashley Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 29 on Morris Road in Milton for possession of marijuana.

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►► Nikita Jovan Jones, 32,

of Harris Commons Place, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 22 on Wills Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Diana C. Orrego-Jimenez, 19, of Cogburn Ridge Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 23 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related items. ►► Kent Robert Chambers, 19, of Bircham Way, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 24 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Flavio Santos Santana, 29, of Morris Road, Milton, was arrested Sept. 24 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Jevertis Armond Smith, 18, The victim only had $2,800 and was told he could pay that immediately by putting the money on “Green Dot” prepaid cards. He gave the agent the cards’ numbers over the phone. The agent was a scam and the money on the cards was used immediately.

Handgun taken from car MILTON, Ga. – Someone stole

a White Columns Drive resident’s pistol Oct. 1. The victim told police he noticed the Glock 19.9 mm pistol missing that morning. Someone had entered his sport utility vehicle sometime over the night and taken the pistol that was clipped to the console along with a 14-round magazine. Nothing else was taken from the vehicle and no other neighbors reported anything

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 suspicious. Two landscapers were on the property the day before. The victim suspects they may have taken the weapon.

Dozen bottles of cologne stolen ALPHARETTA, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Norcross man was arrested Sept. 30 in North Point Mall after allegedly trying to steal a dozen bottles of cologne and clothing. Employees of the JC Penney store told police they saw Bennie Taylor, 51, of Norcross, select a dozen bottles of fragrance and place them in a bag. He then left the store without paying for the bottles. When he was confronted by staff, he allegedly admitted to stealing the merchandise worth $668. He also had two bags from other stores. Inside were clothing that still had sales tags on them and allegedly looked as if they had security markers forcibly removed. Staff from the other stores confirmed the clothing was stolen.Taylor, who initially

gave police a false name, was arrested for felony shoplifting and giving a false name to police.

Items stolen from home MILTON, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A live-in tenant is suspected of taking more than $2,000 worth of items from his landlordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home while the landlord was on vacation. The landlord said he and his family returned from vacation Sept. 29 to their Aintree Court home to find a normally unlocked side door bolted shut. The victim managed to enter the home through a window and said he found several electronic items missing. A Nikon Coolpix camera, several HP laptops and computers, two iPads, some knives and a video camera were all missing. A tenant lives in the basement and was home while the family was away. While he denied anything to do with the thefts, some items belonging to the children were found in his bedroom. He was asked to leave.

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may have given a clue as to who stole $1,150 worth of items from a vacant Birmingham Highway lot. The victim told police that he arrived at his property Oct. 2 to find a storage shed broken into. He said there were pry marks around the door and latch. This is the fifth time the shed was broken into. Taken were a metal desk, pressure washer, air blower and air compressor. While there are no suspects, the victim said he was searching on Google Mapsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Street View, which allows users to view properties from a street angle, and he saw an unknown white Chevy pickup

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Also taken was a video camera that was hidden under a towel in the passenger seat.

$2K purse, camera Someone is taken at park throwing a party ALPHARETTA, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A $2,000 purse and $2,000 video camera were taken Sept. 7 from a car parked at North Park. The victim told police she had parked the GMC Yukon at the park about 12:45 p.m. More than an hour later, she returned to find a window smashed out. Taken were a Louis Vuitton purse, valued at $2,000, which contained a $500 wallet and credit cards.

MILTON, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two men stole 15 cases of Bud Light Oct. 2 from the Windward Walmart. Store employees said they saw the two men enter at 11 a.m. and place the 15 cases of beer in a shopping cart. The men then left the store without paying for the beer. They got into a gold Chevy Impala without plates and drove off. The Impala had a large Chevy logo in the back window.

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Johns Creek man files assault charge against city manager Alleges Kachmar became verbally abusive, poked him in chest By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek City Manager John Kachmar got into a loud, and witnesses say, abusive argument with a woman who had spoken earlier during the public comment portion of the KACHMAR Oct. 7 City Council meeting and is now being investigated by the Johns Creek Police Department for an assault charge (poking a finger in another man’s chest) in an altercation stemming from the same incident. The incident began in the parking lot around 9:30 p.m. where people had congregated after the council meeting. That’s when witnesses say Kachmar came out of the building and approached Christine Johnson. She had complained at public comment that she was not able to get any information from the city about the proposed traffic roundabout on Sergeant Road. Kachmar began challenging her for comments about the lack of response from the city. Then he said, “You are a liar,” and walked away. As he left, Johns Creek resident Gerald Bush said he thought that was inappropriate and yelled an offensive remark as Kachmar walked away.

This angered Kachmar, and he turned back to confront Bush. “I turned around and we got in each other’s faces,” Kachmar said later. Kachmar admitted he then called Bush some offensive names. Bush alleges Kachmar then said he would have him arrested. Kachmar said he thought Bush was going to hit him. “He had his fists clenched. I said, ‘Go ahead, hit me, because I guarantee you will spend the night in jail with Benny the Butt—,” Kachmar said. Kachmar admitted he made an allusion to Bush being raped in jail. “Yes, I said it. I probably shouldn’t have, but I was angry too, and I didn’t want to be intimidated by some guy,” Kachmar said. “Then I just walked way. It just wasn’t worth my time or anybody else’s. ” Kachmar said he never threatened to have Bush arrested, only that if Bush hit him he would be arrested. Kachmar admitted to calling Johnson “a liar” in the parking lot for her remarks during the council meeting. He said he was angry when he then unleashed an abusive tirade moments later on Bush. Bush also admitted calling Kachmar an offensive name when Kachmar turned to walk away from Johnson. Kachmar stood “with his nose in the face” of Bush, according to one witness. After his initial outburst, witnesses say Bush did not respond further to Kachmar’s raunchy expletives, which included the likelihood of anal rape (in explicitly crude language) if he (Kachmar) had Bush arrested. Now Kachmar says this

Yes, I said it. I probably shouldn’t have, but I was angry too, and I didn’t want to be intimidated by some guy...Then I just walked way. It just wasn’t worth my time or anybody else’s. ” JOHN KACKMAR Johns Creek City Manager

is all politically motivated because he has been called as a witness against Mayor Mike Bodker as part of the mayor’s investigation. He said Johnson and Bush are blowing this out of proportion because they are Bodker supporters. Bush said he intervened because he thought Kachmar was being abusive. He denied being a political tool of anyone. “I don’t know who I am going to vote for,” Bush said. Councilman Brad Raffensperger was a witness to the entire event, but he would not say much about it. Instead, he wanted to see what the police report discovered. Asked if council held city personnel to a standard of conduct, Raffensperger replied, that they were “a high standard of conduct.” When Raffensperger was asked by a reporter how Kachmar’s conduct compared to that standard, he just turned and walked away. David Kornbluh, a member of the Johns Creek Community Association Board and frequent attendee at council meetings, was one of the witnesses in the parking lot. He had stayed to see what Johnson’s concerns were about

the Sergeant Road roundabout. “I saw [Kachmar] walk up to [Johnson] and stand for a few moments and hurl insults at her – and in effect called her a liar for making comments that were untrue,” Kornbluh said. “I heard what she said and found nothing untrue in what she said, although they did not cast city staff in a favorable light.” Then he saw Kachmar come back and approach Bush. Then there was a lot of puffing up of chests, and noses within an inch of each other. “For the city manager to come out and take issue with what a citizen said in public comment is unacceptable in my mind,” Kornbluh said. “[Kachmar] stood in our little circle while we were talking, and he began saying she should not have said such lies or whatever.” Johnson said she never said the city did not respond to her requests about the project. Her complaint was they never provided any of the information she sought. Asked if she felt intimidated by his comments, she said she was “frightened and intimidated.”

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City: Continued from Page 1 to investigate allegations that had come to their attention. Wilson, who was a prominent investigator in the Atlanta Public Schools investigation, said at the time he agreed to take on the challenge that it was not his job to ascertain if the investigation itself was warranted – he said that was council’s decision – but it is his job to see if there are acts that warrant charges. “You do an investigation first if you have concerns but don’t quite know if there is a basis for such a claim,” Wilson said. There has been no little finger-

Investigation by the numbers June invoice: $12,358 July invoice: $24,237 August invoice: $26,132 pointing about the eventual cost of the mayoral investigation virtually from the beginning. Bodker and his supporters say that the whole investigation is baseless and without merit. They say it is politically motived and timed to support former Councilwoman Bev

Submit your news & photos to news@northfulton.com | Recycled paper Miller’s bid to unseat Bodker at the polls in November. “They will have this nice little report to spring before the voters the last week of October to try to turn the election,” Bodker said. “But in my heart I know I have done nothing wrong.” Councilman Randall Johnson has said it is Bodker who is prolonging the investigation, saying the mayor has refused to cooperate by not turning over his phone records and recent townhome lease records. “If he were truly interested in preserving the taxpayers’ money, he would have turned over his records right away and let this investigation proceed in an open and transparent manner,” Johnson said.

Bodker responded by saying he would turn over any documents necessary if specific accusations were made. But he said he had no interest in providing them and exposing his private documents to public scrutiny without specific charges to answer. “The last thing they asked for was show where I got my furniture when I leased my townhome. I can’t imagine what that will tell them,” Bodker said. Meanwhile, the investigation is expanding. Johnson said the witness list is now at 52. This apparently includes Stewart, who said last week her phone records have been requested by investigators. “I turned them over. I have nothing to hide,” Stewart said. “The allegations that I contacted [Roswell Mayor] Jere Wood I find preposterous.” She said Wilson wanted them because it had been reported to him that she had been talking to Wood. Stewart said she did not know why that would even be of interest except to try to connect it with the Brumbelow traffic signal brouhaha last year. She said she last talked with Wood at the Georgia Municipal Association annual meeting in Savannah in June 2012. “I am just frustrated that this keeps going on and on,” Stewart said. Wilson warned the City

Council that once he started the investigation, he would follow it where it took him. That means following one lead to another, one interviewee to another and then perhaps doubling back to recheck what someone said when others’ stories didn’t gibe. No one gets to see the report until it is finished, and it not finished until Wilson says it is. As for requesting the phone records of Stewart, Wilson said other councilmembers also had been asked for phone record and he had received them. Wilson too has said he has been frustrated by a lack of cooperation from the mayor, saying that his refusal to turn over documents has delayed the investigation and thus driven up the cost of it. Michael Cross, Bodker’s attorney in the matter, pointed out that it is his client who is paying for an attorney out of his own pocket, and it is he who suffers the greater financial loss as the investigation continues. Wilson said he warned council at the beginning that the investigation would take as long as it takes and that he would not sacrifice quality. “I’m just at the beginning of this,” he said in July. “I can’t see the depth of it or the back of the wall. The one thing I can tell you is you can’t rush it. If you want to know the truth it takes time.”

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Fulton to help residents navigate health insurance options Free information sessions Oct. 23 FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – The Fulton County Cooperative Extension will offer Affordable Care Act information sessions to assist residents, small businesses and their employees through the new health care marketplace. Interested parties are encouraged to register for a free information session that will be led by a University of Georgia health navigator assigned to Fulton County to assist with

helping individuals and small businesses complete eligibility and enrollment forms. Residents should call 404332-2400 to register for a session. Health navigators, under UGA Cooperative Extension, are able to help residents decide on the best health insurance to meet their needs and will help them apply — either electronically or by paper — to establish eligibility, enroll in coverage and potentially qualify for an insurance affordability program. “Cooperative Extension provides unbiased informa-

tion to help residents learn ways to improve their lives,” said Menia Chester, director for Fulton County Cooperative Extension. “The health care marketplace is just one of the many venues in which we can offer our expertise to help residents through the enrollment process.” The health navigator program is being overseen by faculty in the the college and UGA Extension and supported by eight faculty members in the college’s various departments. For more information, including the health insurance marketplaces for individuals

Information sessions will be held: When: Oct. 23: 10 a.m. – noon Where: North Fulton Service Center Cooperative Extension education trailer (Back, lower parking lot near the community garden) 7741 Roswell Road Sandy Springs, Ga. 30350 When: Oct. 23: 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Johns Creek Environmental Campus, 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road Alpharetta, Ga. 30022 and families as well as small business owners, see www. uganavigators.org. For more

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GDOT, cities host meeting on bicycle bridge on ’Hooch ROSWELL, Ga. – The Ga. Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the cities of Roswell and Sandy Springs will jointly host a public information meeting on the bicycle and pedestrian bridge along Ga. 9 over the Chattahoochee River. The pedestrian improvements to Ga. 9 at the Chattahoochee River are a key element of Roswell and Sandy Springs’ efforts to revitalize the Ga. 9 corridor and to promote and improve recreational and multimodal use of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The goals of this project are to improve safety and operations, and increase multimodal connectivity. This project is funded with a Federal earmark of $3 million and local funds from both cities. Because federal money is involved, this project must follow the Federal environmental guidelines as well as coordinate with GDOT. Although Roswell is the official sponsor of the project, Sandy Springs has agreed to share the local match 50/50. The elected officials from both cities have chosen a Pre-stressed Arch Beam type for the bridge, to be put on

the east side of existing Ga. 9 bridge over the Chattahoochee River. The public is invited to view the proposed project, ask questions and provide comment on the proposal from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Council Chambers at Sandy Springs City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500. This joint project connects the cities via a shared pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the Chattahoochee River along Ga. 9, connecting the bridge to the Ga. 9/Azalea Drive/Riverside Road intersection on the north side of the river. The proposal also connects to the existing sidewalk along the east side of Ga. 9. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to view project information, ask questions and make comments. The meeting will be informal. Information from the meeting will be displayed on the city’s website at http:// www.roswellgov.com/index. aspx?nid=1292 after the meeting is held. Comments can be sent to Mark Holmberg, P.E. at mholmberg@heath-lineback. com.

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Avossa to remain through May 2016 Early exit would mean paying system $100K to leave By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com ATLANTA – Since being hired in May 2011, Fulton School Superintendent Robert Avossa has set to work putting his own stamp on Georgia’s fourth largest school district, aiming not just for state accolades but for national prominence. While there has been some grumbling about the pace of the reforms and the high expectations demanded of staff, the results have impressed the Fulton School Board, which voted last month to extend Avossa’s contract through May 2016. That tenure would make Avossa the longest serving superintendent for Fulton Schools since 2002, and nearly double the average stay for superintendents in Georgia. Avossa’s salary will increase to $275,000 a year – from the current $238,000 annually. That’s substantial, but still below the pay for superintendents in Gwinnett and DeKalb and less than half the figure Atlanta Public Schools is floating to try and land a leader for the troubled school district. But the incentive to remain in Fulton goes beyond financial, he said. “I’ve got school-aged children who are the major priority in my life,” said Avossa, who came to Fulton from Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) schools. “When I thought about the kind of

school system available to me, Fulton County was very attractive…particularly [schools] in North Fulton.” He said the opportunity to raise his family in a community with good schools, find a church to become a part of and “engage in the process of improving outcomes for all children” created the perfect package of what he was looking for in employment. However, should Avossa seek to end his contract before June 1, 2016, a $100,000 buyout clause is in place. When pointed out that sum could be pocket change for some employers who wish to lure Avossa and pay the tab, the superintendent said his investment in the community trumps the lure of greener pastures. “We are involved in this [community] as a family and I’m vested in the outcomes of the school system,” he said. “This is the place I call home now.” Veronica Buckman, who is the copresident of the PTSA at Cambridge High School, welcomes the news the superintendent will be around for several more years. “I have to imagine parents will be pleased with Dr. Avossa’s contract extension since it allows him to further manage the bold goals offered in Fulton’s strategic plan and an opportunity for him to witness the innovations in education launched by the new charter system governance structure among area high schools,” said Buckman.

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Big changes under Avossa’s watch ATLANTA – Avossa’s changes to Fulton Schools over the past two years have been impactful – and not without some growing pains. He spent his first year visiting each of the district’s 100 schools, watching the wheels turn, evaluating what worked and what did not and then firmly began taking action. Avossa saw a top-heavy model that focused all governance firmly at the central office level, with red tape and bureaucracy embedded in the most simple of decisions. One of his first moves was to create four learning communities, each operating as a mini school system with its own associate superintendent and staff to handle the needs of the schools within its community. “No one size fits all, so I decentralized authority so that each [learning community] can manage their needs based on their own situation,” said Avossa, adding the move to a charter system last year also provides more customized programs for schools. This is particularly important, he said, when you consider the diversity that permeates Fulton Schools. The district contains the state’s highest performing schools as well as the lowest performing schools, is nearing a 50 percent poverty level and has a growing base of non-English speakers.

Avossa also implemented a strategic plan last year that laid out the district’s goals for graduation rates and college and career readiness by 2017. One of the most visible changes in the school system is in the area of personnel. Avossa is quick to point out that 60 of 100 principals in place on the day he took office are no longer in those roles. Changes were also made to the majority of staff positions at the cabinet level, as well as dozens of positions at the assistant principal level. Each move, he said, was necessary to ensure the best people were in control of student achievement, primarily at the school leader position. “As the superintendent, the most important lever available to me is to pick the best principals and remove the lower performers. End of discussion. I don’t apologize for it. It’s a major priority of this administration and I will continue to hold people accountable,” said Avossa. He said good principals attract the best teachers, gain the confidence of the community and improve the outcomes of students. With the stakes so high at the state and national level for academic achievement, it’s the most important element of a school. – Candy Waylock

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imposed on any party or its personnel for failure to respond to requests for aid. Every employee shall be deemed to be the employee and agent of his/her regular employer, and under no circumstance shall any employee be deemed to be an employee or agent of any entity other than his/her regular employer,” the document states. Bowman said that injuries to firefighters do occur. A Forsyth County Fire Department firefighter was injured Oct. 7 during an apartment fire at 225 Nancy Lane in Cumming, which killed a 78-year-old wheelchair-bound man, identified as Allen Dean Boyd. Boyd was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The Forsyth County firefighter was treated and released for smoke inhalation at Northside Hospital-Forsyth. The fire in Cumming was deemed accidental.

City aims to tie special council election to spring primaries JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek City Attorney Bill Riley announced at the Oct. 8 City Council work session that the election to fill Post 6, left vacant when former City Council Member Bev Miller resigned can be held in conjunction with next spring’s primary elections. The city would have to otherwise pay $200,000 to hold its own special election to fill the empty seat. The state primaries are being moved back following a U.S. District judge’s mandate to have the elections sooner. “Soon after the state Legislature convenes this coming January, the legislators will select a date for the General Elections. We will then have our election to fill this seat occur at the same time,” Riley said. Miller resigned in late August which made it too late to fill the empty council seat in this year’s November election. There had been speculation that Johns Creek would have to conduct its own special election, thus incurring the costs. The judge’s July ruling means the city can roll that election into the primaries without any additional cost.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Karen Handel took a turn along the Senate campaign trail and came home Sept. 28 for a reception in her honor co-hosted by Bob Hagan and City Councilwoman Betty Price. She came to Hagan’s house on Stroup Street to renew old ties and not incidentally to pick up a few checks. She and Price have been friends and allies for years. “We are here because the leadership in our country needs Karen Handel,” Price said in welcoming her. “She has been successful in everything she takes on – whether it was Fulton County as chairman, or secretary of state where she got voter I.D. passed in this state. Her boldness and courage are well known.” She said Georgia needs to hold the Republican line in the Senate to fight Obamacare, which she calls a “destructive policy” that would add $800 billion in new taxes. “We are for affordable health care, that’s why I support [state Rep.] Tom Price’s bill that has in it portability and takes care of pre-existing conditions. What we can’t do

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Candidates face Brumbelow residents over signal Residents want answers why signal efforts abandoned By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – If the dozens of Brumbelow Road residents who came to the Oct. 10 Johns Creek candidate forum at Rivermont Country Club hoped to hear from candidates up for election why plans for the signal light for their street fizzled, they were disappointed. None of the candidates for election who voted to abandon the Brumbelow signal showed. Former Councilwoman Bev Miller, who is running for mayor, said her invitation went to an old Web address and she did not receive it in time. Councilwoman Karen Richardson said she had a previous engagement. Councilman Randall Johnson said he planned to be there, but a meeting the same day ran long. Brumbelow residents have been pressing for a traffic signal at Nesbit Ferry Road and thought they were near to getting it when city officials got into a squabble with Roswell officials and withdrew the city’s

work order. Mayor Mike Bodker and Councilwoman Kelly Stewart, who did support continuing the efforts for the Brumbelow traffic light, were in attendance at the forum along with candidates Cori Davenport and Nancy Reinecke who are running for Richardson’s Post 3 seat, and Dr. Lenny Zaprowski who opposes Johnson for the Post 1 seat. That left it to Councilman Brad Raffensperger, who was the lone councilmember in attendance who voted to withdraw the city’s work permit. The traffic signal had been long sought by Brumbelow residents, and they were disappointed after Roswell agreed to allow Johns Creek to erect the signal on Nesbit Ferry, a street Roswell owns. However, when Roswell Transportation officials found the light was not being built according to “best practices,” they issued a stop-work order. It was followed up by a request from the Roswell City Council to enter into a memorandum of understanding about the signal’s placement, donation of

the signal to Roswell and designating Roswell as the entity that would set the timing of the signal. The Johns Creek City Council was angered at this and withdrew their work permit, leaving $26,000 in equipment on the ground. It was later collected by Roswell and then retrieved by Johns Creek. The first order of business in the forum was to get the candidates on the record whether they supported the Brumbelow traffic signal. Not surprisingly, all of those on the forum supported putting a signal on Nesbit Ferry. Bodker calls the intersection the “11th worst” in the city. He said the city has a plan to fix the 10 worst intersections, and he would like Brumbelow to be addressed with a traffic signal. “But it is more complex because it means we must work with another city. For that a cooperative framework is needed,” he said. Bodker’s solution is to let the mayors of the two cities iron out an agreement within that framework. Each would

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take the agreement for the two city councils to approve, and having done so, leave it to staff to put up the signal. “You don’t take your toys and go home,” Bodker said. Zaprowski said his daughter had an accident at that intersection. He said it was a deadly crossroads and the citizens need it. Davenport and Reinecke also said they supported a signal there. Raffensperger said the entire City Council supports the signal at Nesbit Ferry, but there were other issues that surrounded it. “The person who failed you was your mayor,” Raffensperger said. He held up a CD, which he said was a recording of the City Council’s annual retreat. On it, Raffensperger said Bodker admitted to talking to Roswell

Mayor Jere Wood about the traffic signal. “He called him and gave him our plan. That was like the football coach of Johns Creek giving the plans to the Roswell coach before the game. The mayor is the one who boogered it,” Raffensperger said. Bodker said the real problem the city has in general is that it does not cooperate well with the other North Fulton cities. “You can go look at the articles about our relationships with them. Look at the namecalling,” Bodker said. Johns Creek seems to always wind up ascribing base motives for the other cities and use that as an excuse not to cooperate with them. As for having conversations with the Roswell mayor, Bodker dismissed them. “Mayor Wood and I talk all the time. This innuendo that we were up to something is not true. We were talking before, during and after the negotiations on the light. That’s what mayors do,” Bodker said. “I didn’t take my toys and go home. I stayed to fight [for the signal] and I’m still fighting.”

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Stewart: Continued from Page 1 City Council meeting (see story Page 4). Stewart called a press conference Oct. 10 in front of City Hall to denounce what she called “an inexcusable act of verbal assault” by the city manager. Witnesses to the event were on hand to support her in calling for Kachmar to step down. “Mr. Kachmar, while admitting to the use of such profane and abusive language and without apology, threatened innocent citizens who were exercising their right to free speech,” Stewart said. “These victims were not only verbally assaulted, but feared for their physical safety from his threats.” Stewart said such behavior cannot be excused, tolerated or condoned. “This is not a he-said, shesaid case. Rather this is a case of rage, intimidation and bullying by the top city employee who has serious anger management issues,” she said. This behavior would not be tolerated in any city employee, she added. Marc Endres, longtime observer and critic of the City Council, said he agreed with Stewart’s call. “He inserted himself into a private conversation and got involved in [an altercation]. If

the city fails to suspend the city manager or take some other strong action to hold him accountable, then it means they will have set a standard of behavior for all police, fire and other city employees,” said Endres. Other members of the City Council have been reluctant to take any action about the incident. “We would not ask anything based on just an allegation,” Councilman Randall Johnson said. “He is an employee and entitled to due process. It would be unjust to do so because of political grandstanding by [Mayor Mike] Bodker and his supporters.” In any employee situation there must be an investigation, he said. “It puts citizens and employees at risk to not allow due process. Let the facts speak for themselves,” Johnson said. Asked if he were shocked by the city manager apparently trying to intimidate city residents after a meeting, Johnson had no answer. “I don’t know how to respond to that. It’s sad that Mike Bodker and his supporters are trying to make political hay out of this. It’s not something typical of a city mayor,” Johnson said. David Kornbluh is president of the Johns Creek Community Association and a frequent attendee of Johns Creek City Council meetings. He was in the parking lot Oct. 7 and witnessed the altercation. He

northfulton.com | Johns Creek Herald | October 17, 2013 | 15 did not agree with Johnson’s assessment. “Anyone who would condone that kind of treatment of citizens by a city employee goes against everything we wanted to do when we created this city,” Kornbluh said. “This circus-like atmosphere in the city breaks my heart.” But other councilmembers seemed to share Johnson’s wait-and-see attitude. Councilman Brad Raffensperger was a witness to the affair in the parking lot. But he refused to say whether Kachmar’s behavior was below the standards of behavior of the city. “I will have to wait and see the police report,” he said. In response to an email,

Anyone who would condone that kind of treatment of citizens by a city employee goes against everything we wanted to do when we created this city.” DAVID KORNBLUH President, Johns Creek Community Association Councilman Ivan Figueroa wrote that this is “a police matter, which is outside the bounds of the council.” “It is also a personnel matter, and until all the facts are known, it would be premature to comment. Councilmember Stewart’s actions sound to

me to be more of her personal attack [on] the city manager, which she began last Monday [at City Council]. Stewart’s comments so soon after the incident, without any investigation, are surprising since she is an executive that deals with personnel issues,” he said.

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Bodker joins in call for Kachmar resignation JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In a statement released Tuesday, Oct.15, Mayor Mike Bodker also called for the resignation of the city manager. In it Bodker stated: “A week has already gone by since our City Manager John Kachmar verbally assaulted a citizen of Johns Creek Oct. 7. This act of aggression happened in front of no less than five witnesses and at the doorstep of our own City Hall. He has admitted to using vile language that can never be tolerated from an appointed official, employee, contractor, or elected official in our city. He has tried to deflect the issue by saying that it was due to politics. I find this lack of taking personal responsibility to compound an already unacceptable situation. “In America, everyone is considered innocent until proven guilty, and I am confident Mr. Kachmar will have a fair review of the alleged criminal charges that accompanied the verbal abuse of this citizen.

Whether guilt or innocence of the alleged criminal charges is ultimately determined, the fact remains that Mr. Kachmar has already admitted to the use of this vile language. Therefore, based on the verbal abuse alone, it is impossible for me to support keeping Mr. Kachmar on as our City Manager. “Like Councilwoman Stewart, I call for Mr. Kachmar to resign and will give him until the end of this week to do so. Should he not do the right thing and leave on his own, I am recommending to our City Council that he be removed at our October 21st council meeting. I have not yet heard from any other council members other than Councilwoman Stewart, and I hope they will recognize that to ignore this behavior is in effect condoning it. I ask that they join the call for Mr. Kachmar’s resignation and demonstrate that protecting our citizens comes first and that this type of verbal assault will not be tolerated in the City of Johns Creek.”

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Atlanta Hawks help ’Hooch paint town pink JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School and the Atlanta Hawks are pulling out all the stops for the school’s annual Pink-Out in the fight against cancer when the Chattahoochee Cougars face the Alpharetta Raiders at the ‘Hooch Arena in a community rivalry Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. The Atlanta Hawks will attend the game and pre-game ceremony as part of their Paint the Town Pink Initiative, which kicks off their 20132014 season. The annual Pink-Out game spotlights Chattahoochee’s partnership with Northside Hospital in October to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Chattahoochee is selling pink T-shirts for the event and will be collecting dona-

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Bears spotted at Polo Fields Also seen in Milton, Roswell By CAROLYN ASPENSON carolyn@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga. — Polo Fields residents wondered if Goldilocks moved into the community on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Jeff Adler captured several photos of three bears wandering around the community on Tuesday. One photo of the three bears walking along a street in the popular subdivision spread across Facebook Tuesday night. Liliana Boyd, the owner of the house where the bears were spotted climbing over the fence in the Polo Fields, said she was stunned. “Absolutely scary,” Boyd said. “Knowing they were so close blew my mind.” Another Polo Fields resident was also caught by surprise. “No wonder my dog was going crazy,” said Lynn Andrews. This isn’t the first sighting in the county recently. A bear was spotted in the Delamar subdivision located near Samples Road and near Kelly Mill and Francis roads. Mashburn Elementary received a parent call regarding the sighting in Delamar and cautioned students to be aware of their surroundings. “We didn’t want them to be afraid, but to know they should let a teacher know immediately if they’re at recess and see a bear, so the kids can get inside safely,” Kim Lochbaum of the school said. There were also sightings of what appears to be the same bear family in Milton and Roswell. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the three bears were spotted at the Crooked Creek subdivision on Mountain Way and Greenview Terrace in Milton. A Roswell resident left a comment on our website that there were bear paw prints on his car window in the morning of Sept. 19. Residents throughout the county have posted bear sightings on our Facebook page. Three bears were seen in the Oakmont subdivision off of Atlanta Highway and also near River Rock and Ga. Highway

369, Wallace Tatum Road and the Mount Tabor/Elmo area. In a post to the Herald’s wall, Irma Christie said, “If these are the same bears, they’ve been busy.” Melissa Cummings, from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said sightings in areas where food is readily available is common. “Ideally, you want the bear to keep moving,” she said. “So, by making any non-natural food sources unavailable and by not cornering the bear, it will keep moving until it is back into more appropriate habitat.” Cummings said bears are omnivorous and will eat whatever food is readily available. She said bears are drawn to cooking and garbage disposal smells. Facebook posts regarding the three bears in Polo Fields said it was garbage day when the bears were spotted. Cummings said there are several things people should do when they spot a bear. “Do not feed or toss food to a bear,” she said. “Don’t approach it at all.” She said if a bear changes its behavior in your presence, you’re too close and to never run toward or away from a bear but to back slowly away and make a lot of noise. “Never surround or corner a bear,” she said. “And make sure, when a bear has been sighted in your area, to keep your animals in a controlled environment.” Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Rainwater said they received calls regarding the bears in Polo Fields. “Other than that, we’ve not been notified of any other sightings,” he said. He said residents who see bears should call the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department. “We then notify the Georgia Department of Natural Resources because they have the expertise to handle wildlife,” Rainwater said. For more information about wildlife safety, visit the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at www. georgiawildlife.com. Aldo Nahed contributed reporting to this article.

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Chamber Business Expo better second time around 45% increase in attendance in year 2 By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The second annual Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce Business Expo Oct. 4 was by all accounts a smash hit with the city’s business community. “We were sold out two weeks before the event, and had a 45 percent increase over our first year,” said JC Chamber President John Bemont. Nearly 100 exhibitors came to The Bricks at Perimeter Church. There they set up booths, participated in workshops and had the opportunity to network with 1,000 avid business people and entrepreneurs like themselves. Workshops included topics

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Dragon Boat Atlanta: Powered by breast cancer survivors Local team paddles for exercise, camaraderie GAINESVILLE, Ga. — On a recent sunny day in September, a large group of bright yellow dragons were spotted plying the waters at Lake Lanier’s former Olympic rowing and paddling venue during the 18th Annual Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival. Each 39-foot racing boat featured a brightly painted, fierce dragon head at the prow and a tail at the stern. Manned by 20 paddlers, 10 on each side, the canoe-like boats also held a navigator in the back and a drummer in the front, pounding out a steady rhythm to keep the paddlers in sync. Dragon boating is an ancient Chinese cultural tradition which is quickly becoming a popular international sport, especially in the Unites States, Canada and Europe. This year’s Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival drew a very diverse crowd of thousands who cheered on a wide array of collegiate, corporate and recreational boating teams. A splash of pink amid the paddlers made it easy to spot Dragon Boat Atlanta, a team of breast cancer survivors and supporters---men and women hailing from all over North Georgia. Captain Linda Evans led her crew to the water, a big smile on her face, a colorful dragon tattoo curling over her left arm----yes, it’s temporary, but still cool. Did I mention that Evans is 70 years old? She is one of several seniors on the team. But don’t let the white hair fool you---these women are strong survivors, wicked fast on the water and in it to win. Three other teams, from Home Depot, State Farm and Pepsico, soon joined Dragon

Paddling is my power. It is my victory over that ugly cancer monster. When I am in a dragon boat gliding over the water, I am empowered and at peace.” KATHY CUNNINGHAM Dragon Boat Atlanta team member

Boat Atlanta at the starting line for the 250-meter race. A roar went up from the crowd as the signal was given and the teams leaped into action. It was a very fast and close race, with each team covering the distance in just over a minute. The Home Depot Orange Dragons crossed the line first, followed less than a second later by Dragon Boat Atlanta. Overall, Dragon Boat Atlanta placed 17th out of 40 teams. “That’s pretty darned good for a group of old women!” said one team member. “Dragon boat racing is a sport you either really love or don’t want to do at all,” said Evans. “It requires a lot of effort and practice to learn the proper technique. But the best part is that you must paddle in harmony, as a team.”

Though the thrill of racing makes the long hours of practice worthwhile, Dragon Boat Atlanta’s paddlers never forget the real reason their team was formed in 2004---to raise awareness of breast cancer and prove that survivors can be fit and active long after their diagnosis. Team member Joann Moore of Johns Creek feels a responsibility to share her cancer story with as many women as possible. Moore’s diagnosis came as a complete shock at age 54, only six months after her most recent mammogram. After noticing some tenderness and swelling under her left armpit, several biopsies led to a staggering diagnosis: Stage 4 breast cancer. The cancer was aggressive and invasive and surgery was not an option. “I was stunned,” admits Moore. “But there was no time to wait. There was already cancer in every vertebrae of my spine.” Thankfully, she responded well to chemotherapy and radiation and after nine grueling months, her cancer was under control. “I’m happy proof that Stage 4 doesn’t always mean terminal,” she said. “But looking back, I see how ignorant I was about my body and about the disease. Mammograms are not the only option. Women should talk to their doctor about other screenings such as sonograms or breast MRIs,” she said. Moore won her battle with cancer, but intense radiation on her spine left her unable to run, jump or do anything jarring to her back. After discovering a flyer for Dragon Boat Atlanta, Moore thought upper body paddling might be just the thing for her. She was hesitant about attending her first practice at

Lake Lanier, but after meeting the other women and feeling their genuine welcome, she decided to give it a try. “I was very tired in the beginning, and the others had to carry my weight in the boat at first, but they assured me that this was okay and soon I became a full member of the team.” Moore also paddles with Dragon Boat Atlanta teammate Nancy Crawford as part of a United States breast cancer team, “International Pink Sisters,” in regattas and dragon boat festivals all over the world. In May, they traveled to Italy for the Vogalonga, a worldfamous rowing event. As their pink breast cancer dragon boat floated through the canals of Venice, Moore recalls the emotion on faces of people in the crowd. “People were crying and tossing flowers to us,” she said. “They recognized us as survivors. The Pink Sisters are a symbol of hope wherever we go.” Kathy Cunningham of Cumming, who joined Dragon Boat Atlanta in 2005, calls the discovery of dragon boating the ‘silver lining’ to having had breast cancer. “Paddling is my power. It is my victory over that ugly cancer monster. When I am in a dragon boat gliding over the water, I am empowered and at peace. I am visible to all who see me as a survivor.” Kerstin Spalla of Alpharetta

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Where are hostage negotiators when you need them? As the impasse in Congress over funding the government goes into the third week and our country stares down another deadline for raising its debt ceiling, you and I are the ones who are being thrown under the truck. Time and again, we are run over by our elected “leaders.” I don’t care if you are a Democrat or a Republican, you have tire tracks across your back. I don’t know how you feel, but I find it totally unacceptable and think that all of our so-called leaders should be thrown out of office. Were they in school, their report cards would show Fs across the board. “Brand” is often the most valuable asset of a company. The brand stands for that company’s values and the qualities that its products represent. Nike, Apple, Patagonia and Rolex are examples of commercial brands that stand for something bigger than their actual products. Our brand – that is, the brand of our country – has for more than 200 years been the envy of much of the world. The United States has represented values that have inspired and promoted opportunity, economic and personal freedom, and critically a form of government that works.

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By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com CANTON, Ga. – Northview quarterback D.J. Pearson passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns against likely subregion champion Creekview last Friday night, Oct. 11, but the Grizzlies returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns to score a 35-28 victory over the visiting Titans. Creekview, which is coached by former Chattahoochee head coach Terry Crowder, scored its first touchdown on an interception, and broke a 21-21 tie in the fourth quarter on a second interception return for a score. Pearson, who completed 33 of 53 passes, connected with Matt Biondich for 26 yards and a score to tie the game 7-7. Biondich caught 12 passes from Pearson for 208 yards. Pearson directed two more touchdown drives to counter Creekview TDs, with Nathan Phillips scoring both Northview touchdowns on short runs.

Defense leads Pisgah past King’s Ridge JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Mount Pisgah football team is off to the best start in school history after a 14-6 win over King’s Ridge on Friday night. The No. 7 Patriots now stand 6-0 overall and 2-0 in Region 6B-A play. With the Pisgah offense struggling to find its rhythm, the defense stepped up to a record four turnovers and two sacks. The Patriots defense held the Tigers to only 165 yards of total offense. Jacob Delk, Oz Dixon and Nicky Piccapietra all came up with interceptions, while

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After the Grizzlies took a 35-21 lead, Phillips scored on a 20-yard pass from Pearson. Following a defensive stop, the Titans were driving for a possible tying touchdown but a penalty set them back. The Titans also had a chance to score late in the first half, but missed a field goal after driving inside the Creekview 10. The Titans almost doubled Creekview’s offensive yardage, but it wasn’t enough. “They had two big interceptions and ran them back for touchdowns, and that’s hard to overcome,” said Northview coach Chad Davenport. “We had two mistakes and they didn’t have any,” he said. “We’re obviously disappointed, but I still think we’re pretty good.” Creekview is 2-0 in its 7-AAAAA sub-region, with both its victories over the Grizzlies’ two main challengers. Northview (1-1, 3-3) is at home Friday against North Springs (0-2, 1-5), with next week’s game at Sequoyah likely deciding second place in the sub-region.

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Patrick Messinger and Tommy Pease both sacked the King’s Ridge quarterback. Blake Smith also got in on the action, causing a fumble that was recovered by Piccapietra, which set up Pisgah’s second score. With the Patriots leading 7-0, Piccapietra recovered a fumble on the King’s Ridge 20-yard line. After a run by Browning Dunn, Pisgah handed the ball to J.R. Cendoya three times and the sophomore pounded it into the end zone from 3 yards out. The Patriots scored in the first quarter when Aaron Winchester hit Dunn for a 21-yard screen pass to give the team an early lead. Winchester finished the night six-of-17 passing for 89 yards and ran for 74 yards on eight carries. In addition to his touchdown pass, Dunn added seven carries for 54 yards. Dixon also had six rushes for 29 yards. Delk led the defense with eight tackles, while Shingi Chigwere finished with seven of his own. Cendoya added six tackles, while Dixon, Piccapietra and Smith each tallied five tackles. The Patriots will look to tie the school record for wins in a season (seven) next week when they host Whitefield for homecoming. – Mike Blum

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Passing success not enough to lift Cougars to victory By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – With three minutes left in last Friday’s game against South Forsyth, the Chattahoochee Cougars had minus-18 yards rushing to 350 for the War Eagles, Oct. 11. The Cougars picked up 44 yards on the ground on their final series, scoring a touchdown in the last 40 seconds to close within 3124. An onside kick attempt was unsuccessful, leaving Chattahoochee with a home field loss that will require the Cougars to upset one of Region 6-AAAAAA’s top two teams the next two weeks to return to the playoffs. South Forsyth (2-1, 5-1) dominated both lines of scrimmage, with the War Eagles’ power running game more than compensating for just 18 yards passing. South Forsyth attempted just one pass in the second half, a third down incompletion that gave the Cougars (1-2, 3-3) a chance to score a tying touchdown midway through the final period. On the first play after a punt, Chattahoochee quarterback Taz Wilson connected with Avery Ward for 30 yards to the South Forsyth 27. But a low snap from center, a problem that plagued AL LEVINE the Cougars throughout the game, resulted in Chattahoochee running back Kieron Ashley (3) a fumble on the next play, and the War Eagles struggles to avoid the tackle by South Forsyth’s recovered. Robby Johnson (33). South Forsyth broke a 46-yard run into Chattahoochee territory and went on to score the clinching touchdown. The War Eagles scored field goal before South Forsyth went to a powerI offense with two tight ends and began poundon five of their last six possessions, overcoming a first-and-22 on an eight-minute, 77-yard drive ing the smaller Chattahoochee defense. A 73-yard strike from Wilson to Ward (five to a tying field goal in the third period. catches, 151 yards) made it 17-7 Chattahoochee The go-ahead touchdown drive followed a midway through the second period. But the Chattahoochee series that lost 16 yards in three Cougars’ offensive mistakes in the second half plays, forcing a punt from inside the Cougars’ prevented them from matching South Forsyth’s 5. A mishandled snap put the Cougars in a scores. second-and-15 hole, with another errant snap The bad snaps “were just one of those stopping the next Chattahoochee scoring opthings,” Chattahoochee coach Mike Owens said. portunity. “They did a lot of blitzing and that affected the Trailing 24-17, the Cougars swept 50 yards snaps.” in three plays to the War Eagles’ 30. But a bad Owens said the War Eagles’ physical style snap on third down forced a punt, and South of play was difficult for the Cougars to contend Forsyth drove for the clinching TD. with, “but we were in a position to make some South Forsyth struggled almost as much plays and did not make them.” against the Chattahoochee passing attack as Injuries to key linemen on both sides of the Cougars did against the War Eagles’ ground the football have played a role in the Cougars’ game. Wilson completed 14 of 22 passes for 333 struggles, but Owens pointed out, “We’ve got to yards and two touchdowns, and had a 44-yard be able to handle adversity and come back.” scoring pass nullified by a penalty. The Cougars are at home Friday against He also scored the final Chattahoochee region leader Alpharetta, which will test the touchdown on a determined 16-yard run. Chattahoochee secondary and will be the best But a succession of South Forsyth blitzes defensive team the Cougars have faced. produced three sacks of Wilson and hurried several throws. In addition, the Cougars lost 36 yards on four running plays when tailback Kieron Ashley attempted to reverse field after being hemmed in behind the line. The Cougars failed to score after a 50-yard pass from Wilson to Colin Lisa on their first possession, with Lisa called for interference on what would have been a 44-yard TD catch on the next series. Chattahoochee’s defense contained the War Eagles early, with the Cougars taking a 10-0 Dr. Beatriz Segarra lead four minutes into the second quarter. Wilson hit Lisa (six catches, 127 yards) in the end 5075 Abbotts Bridge Rd. zone for a 26-yard score late in Suite 800 the opening period. Adam AbJohns Creek, GA dellaoui connected on a 47-yard

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A happy group of shoppers and officials attended the Oct. 5 grand reopening of The Hope Store, a nonprofit thrift store at 9850 Nesbit Ferry Road. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker was on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and to congratulate Tom Saltino, the director of stewardship for the Murphy Harpst Children’s Home. Bodker welcomed the thrift store on behalf of the entire Johns Creek City Council and wished it great success. “Your success will mean success for so many others. One of the great things about The Hope Store is it’s a great way to further help our community,” Bodker said. Randy Thompson, new Hope Store board member, added, “We have a new look, a new attitude and new leadership. We’ve put a lot of hard work into this. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.” The store accepts donations of new and gently used clothing, furniture and other household goods. The items are sold at budget-friendly prices. The store operates with only three paid employees, store manager Karen Borland, warehouse manager Elizabeth Bloom and sales associate Shannon Cartella. The Hope Store depends on volunteers and community service to help with the daily operations. The Hope Store’s mission is to help children and those

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in need, and it partners with Murphy Harpst to accomplish this. A mission of the United Methodist Church, Murphy Harpst is an independent nonprofit residential treatment center committed to meeting the needs of families and neglected and abused children up to 18 years old. Emory Murphy (no connection with Murphy Harpst), the CEO of The Hope Store, has been involved with the store since its inception and is pleased to be able to continue their long-standing tradition of supporting Murphy Harpst.

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CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be considered by the City Council on Monday, October 28, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.

The exciting musical quartet von Grey will appear Saturday night at the Johns Creek Arts Festival. They are four sisters – Kathryn, Annika, Fiona and Petra – who live in Johns Creek but have a national following.

von Grey headlines JC Arts Festival Banks and Shane add clout to bevy of local talent By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – von Grey, it sounds like a German alternative rock group but it’s simply the surname of four extremely talented sisters, Kathryn, Annika, Fiona and Petra, ages 13 to 18 from Johns Creek. Of course if you follow indie music, you already know this talented quartet is one of the fast-rising vocal acts nationally in the genre and has appeared on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and other late-night shows. The sister-group has opened for such established stars as the Indigo Girls and Sarah McLachlan. The girls will be the headliners for entertainment at the Johns Creek Arts Festival, closing the Saturday night concert Oct.20. Their parents, Jill and Mike, who homeschool their daughters, exposed them to music at an early age as part of their education and placed them in classical music training when they each reached the age of 5. So they have been making music almost all of their lives. About five years ago, they decided to branch out and begin making their own music, which second-eldest Annika

a. Z-13-10/CLUP-13-10 Wills Road at Rucker Road Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 8.65 acres from R-15 to R-8D (for-sale detached) in order to develop 28 single family homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential” was also requested. The property is located at the southwest corner of Wills Road and Rucker Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 599, 646 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. MP-13-05/V-13-14 Parkway 400 Consideration of a request to amend the Parkway 400 Masterplan in order to increase Pod C density to 630,000 square feet of office space (currently permitted 265,737 square feet) with structured parking and one 10,000 square foot restaurant. Applicant also requests to add additional uses to the Master Plan. A variance to the required buffer adjacent to residential property is requested as well as a parking variance. The property includes 17.95 acres and is located at the south end of Amberpark Drive, and legally described as being located in Land Lot 804 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. PH-13-15 City of Alpharetta - Capital Improvements Element Consideration of adopting the Capital Improvement Element update. 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.

describes as indie-folk music. “It’s hard to pigeonhole what we do. That’s because we do use a lot of acoustic instrumentation because that is out of our foundation of where we first learned to play music. But we incorporate synthesizers and electronic influences as well, so it’s a little bit alternative, too,” Annika said in an

See FESTIVAL, Page 37 CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-13-AB-26 PLACE City Hall Two South Main Street Council Chambers October 25, 2013 3:00 P.M. PURPOSE Consumption on Premises Liquor, Beer & Wine Sunday Sales APPLICANT Haiku in Alpharetta, Inc. d/b/a Haiku Sushi & Steakhouse 5966 North Point Parkway Alpharetta, Ga. 30022 Owner: Haiku in Alpharetta, Inc. Registered Agent: Yang Hong Chen

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA FOR HAYNES BRIDGE ROAD AND WINDWARD PARKWAY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS BID #14-012 The City of Alpharetta is accepting bids for HAYNES BRIDGE ROAD AND WINDWARD PARKWAY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS including, but not limited to, the fabrication, delivery and installation of sidewalk, curb, and gutter, retaining wall, excavation/trenching, backfilling for utilities, landscaping, and work related to constructing sidewalk. The location of the work is along Haynes Bridge Road from Blackwatch Lane to Haynes Valley Court and along Windward Parkway from S.R.9 to Cogburn Road/ Webb Road --- within the City of Alpharetta, Georgia. The Plans and Project Manual will be available online Thursday, October 17, 2013, at our website, www.alpharetta.ga.us choose the Bids Online tab. The bid opening will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2970 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009. For information, please contact Debora Westbrook at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department at 678-297-6052 or via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK RFQ #13-311 ITS PHASE 3B - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER UPGRADES The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified consulting firms for the ITS Phase 3B Environmental Services Project. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 2:00 PM on November 7, 2013 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Office, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Office will not be accepted. A prebid conference will be held at City Hall, Chattahoochee Conference Room, at 10:00 AM on October 24, 2013. RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or firm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. THREE (3) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek. John Kachmar City Manager

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Soldiers graduate basic combat training COLUMBIA, S.C. – Several local residents have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During nine weeks of training,

these soldiers received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat and more. Recent basic combat training graduates include: Army Pvt. Johnathan P. Fossan is the son of Cammy McDonald and stepson of James McDonald, both of Cumming. He is also the son of Danny Fossan of Sacramento,

Calif. Army Pvt. Trey P. Aune is a 2012 graduate of Forsyth Central High School in Cumming. Army National Guard Pfc. Tyler P. Brown is the son of Tami and Stephen Brown of Roswell. He is a 2011 graduate of Roswell High School. Army National Guard Spec. Lucia G. Caltabiano is a 2008 graduate of Centennial High School in Alpharetta. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 2012 from

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CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, November 7, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, November 18, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. Z-13-13/CLUP-13-14/V-13-17 Peachtree Residential Townhomes Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 3 acres from R-15 to R-8A (forsale attached) in order to develop 24 single family homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “High Density Residential” was also requested. The property is located west side of Milton Avenue and legally described as being located in Land Lot 1270 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. Z-13-14 Olmstead Park Townhomes Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 8.65 acres from R-15 to R-10M HD (for-sale detached, Historic District) in order to develop 21 for-sale single family attached homes. The property is located at the northeast corner of Canton Street and Church Street and legally described as being located in Land Lot 1252, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. PH-13-11 The Georgian (KM Homes) Consideration of a request to change a previous condition of zoning in order to develop 54 attached for-sale homes. The previous condition required attachment with a garden gate and now a common wall is requested. Approval of a new site plan previously approved is also requested. The property is located at the northwest corner of School Drive and Canton Street and legally described as being located in Land Lot 1252 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. MP-13-01/CLUP-13-05/Z-13-03 Preston Ridge/Greenstone Properties Consideration of a request to change the Preston Ridge Master Plan by adding “for-sale” residential use (attached and detached)to Pod G. A request to rezone from O-I to CUP is requested as well as a change to the Future Land Use Plan from “Corporate Campus Office” to “High Density Residential”. The property is located at the northwest corner of Webb Bridge and Morris Road adjacent to Georgia 400. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1259, 1262, 1263, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. e. Z-13-08/CLUP-13-07/V-13-05 Vaughan Drive Townhomes (City Council Only) Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 4.45 acres from C-2 to CUP in order to allow 40 “for-sale” single family attached homes. A change to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Professional Business Office” to “High Density Residential” is also requested. The property is located on Vaughan Drive and legally described as being located in Land Lots 1109, 1124, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. f. PH-13-01 Unified Development Code Consideration of amendments to the Unified Development Code in order to add R-4D detached residential zoning designation (for-sale housing). g. PH-13-14 Murlie Drive Right of Way Abandonment (City Council Only) Consideration of abandonment of the Murlie Drive Right-of-Way. The property is located in Land Lot 801, 1st 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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Military: Continued from Page 34 Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. Army Spec. Paxton K. Campbell is the son of Vivian Stopak of Vestavia Hills, Ala., and Glenn Campbell of Roswell. He is a 2005 graduate of St. Francis High School in Alpharetta and earned a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from the University of Georgia.

Ward completes Navy basic training GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Navy

Seaman Natasha R. Ward, daughter of Marlise M. Le’Mon of Lawrenceville and Craig L. Jackson of Suwanee, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Ward completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival and shipboard and aircraft safety.

Local infantry soldiers complete training COLUMBUS, Ga. – Local residents have recently completed

basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. During nine weeks, the soldiers received training in basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experience in using various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman. Recent basic infantry training graduates include: Army Pvt. Mathew P. Harnett is the son of Cathy Harnett of Alpharetta and a 2008 graduate of Milton High School. Army Pvt. Robert E. Geraghty is the son of Susan and Robert Geraghty of Roswell and a 2010 graduate of Roswell High School.

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK COUNCIL CHAMBER 12000 FINDLEY ROAD, SUITE 300 JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 The following Land Use Petition/Special Use Permit proposals located within the City of Johns Creek are scheduled for Public Hearings as stated above. LAND USE PETITION: PETITIONER: LOCATION: CURRENT ZONING: PROPOSED ZONING: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:

RZ-13-015 & VC-13-015-1 and 2 Warren Jolly 7700 Block of McGinnis Ferry Road 11200 Block of Bell Road MIX (Mixed Use District) Conditional & AG-1 (Agricultural District) MIX Conditional Mixed-use development consisting of 116 single-family detached homes, 124 townhome units, and 85,000 square feet of commercial space. Concurrent variances to reduce 50-foot rear yard buffer to 25 feet and eliminate 10-foot improvement setbacks, and to eliminate 25-foot side yard buffer for single-family detached lots.

LAND USE PETITION: PETITIONER: LOCATION: CURRENT ZONING: PROPOSED ZONING: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:

RZ-13-016 Jeffery S. Wages 10900 Block of Bell Road O-I (Office and Institutional District) Conditional O-I Conditional Change in conditions to allow a driveway for future funeral home on adjacent C-1 property.

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SUP-13-002 Good News Atlanta Church 10800 Block of Bell Road 11000 Block of Rogers Circle AG-1 (Agricultural District) Existing church to add a multi-purpose building and property with an existing structure.

CURRENT ZONING: REQUEST:

The following Map Amendments are scheduled for public hearings as stated above. Copies of the amended maps are available for viewing on the City’s website and at City Hall. A-13-002 - CONSIDERATION AND RE-ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ZONING MAP CONSIDERATION TO AMEND THE CITY OF JOHNS CREEK FUTURE DEVELOPMENT MAP TO INCORPORATE REGIONALLY IMPORTANT RESOURCES AS DEPICTED BY ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION PLAN 2040.

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CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ITB #13-302 MEDLOCK BRIDGE ROAD TRAIL PROJECT The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Invitations to Bid (ITB) from qualified construction firms for the Medlock Bridge Road Trail Project. Sealed ITB’s will be received no later than 10:30AM. on October 30, 2013 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Office, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. ITB’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Office will not be accepted. Deadline for questions is close of business on October 21, 2013. ITB packages and plans are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov) . Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or firm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. TWO (2) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE ITB ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. ITB’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions enclosed herein. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek. John Kachmar City Manager

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Festival: Continued from Page 33 interview in Johns Creek. Annika and Fiona are the songwriters but they all play a range of instruments. Annika plays violin, banjo and guitar. Fiona plays guitar and violin. Kathryn is on cello and mandolin with Petra on keyboards and lap steel guitar. Their music is characterized by lush harmonies with surprisingly thoughtful lyrics given their young ages. They began touring regionally, slowly building a fan base with the help of YouTube, Facebook and other social media. Then about two years ago, von Grey began getting national gigs and making an album of their own songs. Mom does most of the driving in their Honda Pilot, with Kathryn and Fiona helping out. “I’ve been a little bit tardy in the getting of my license,” Annika admitted. “Mom kind of keeps us in line – she’s kind of the taskmaster on the road. We are taking courses online so we

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keep up with that as well.” And these days, the girls tour “quite a bit,” she said. “We’ve been touring outside Atlanta for about two years since we started touring nationally. We’ve been doing that pretty vigorously since we released some music last year in October,” Annika said. The sisters will be releasing a new song in a few weeks and more songs in January 2014. That will put them back on the road again. “We love that part [touring]. It’s kind of our favorite thing to do,” she said. They will stay on the road from two weeks to six weeks at a time before heading back. It varies, she said. “We haven’t done the whole six months in a row kind of tour because even though we are homeschooled, we have to come back because we have testing dates sometimes,” Annika said. “We haven’t quite outgrown those responsibilities quite yet.” Being on the road in close quarters can be taxing, as it would be for any family, but she said the sisters get along mainly well.

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foreseeable future. “Right now, it is our main focus. Kathryn is at the point in her life where a lot of people would be going off to a university or getting a job. But right now, we have had such a gracious response from people we want to continue with our music.”

ANNIKA VON GREY “It can be a little bit of a problem. I think it is important to establish boundaries,” she said. “Even when we are home, we spend time practicing, but then we are done ‘doing band things’ we have kind of a different family dynamic. “It’s been interesting to see how [being a singing group] has affected our family dynamic because just because it is kind of a business that we are trying to pursue. Then we have a personal life as well that kind of bleeds over,” she said. Appearing at the Johns Creek Arts Festival is something the girls are looking

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forward to. “At the festival we’ll be trying out some new stuff, so we are looking forward to playing for our hometown,” Annika said. How far do the sisters want to pursue their musical career together? Annika says this is what they want to do for the

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