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Decision deferred

Alpharetta postpones decision on parking deck location ►►PAGE 4

Fringe benefits

Cities make case for transportation sales tax ►►PAGE 6

Trouble in Halcyon

Mega-development runs into issues with Forsyth officials ►►PAGE 16

‘Hooch Superintendent has big plans for big river

Education Focus Sponsored section ►►PAGE 22

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Fulton plans to end summer break in early August in 2017 PAGE 32

Late heroics HATCHER HURD/HERALD

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Superintendent Bill Cox is working to make the Chattahoochee, the nation’s first designated River Trail, even better. His assignment here is something of a homecoming as well. See article, Page 10.

Johns Creek defense wards off finalsecond threat from Alpharetta ►►PAGE 44

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man who reportedly shot another while in the middle of a Craig’s List deal has been arrested.

Robert Frederick, 32, of Grayson was arrested Oct. 7 after Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office detectives, along with the Gwinnett County Police, served a search warrant at FREDERICK the suspect’s residence in Grayson. Additionally, small quantities of heroin, cocaine and firearms

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Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 3 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to obey a traffic control device. ►► Joseph Anthony Hawa, 30, of Park Brooke Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 6 on Alderman Drive in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Yerula I. Galindo-Gomez, 33, of Ashleigh Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 7 on First Street in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Brandon Vinh Lai, 25, of Tamarack Trail, Forest Park, was arrested Oct. 7 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, improper left turn and failure to obey a traffic control device. ►► Brandon Shail, 36, of Maple Street, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 30 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and suspended license. ►► Jessica Marie Hafer, 22, of Rowland Road, Dawsonville, was arrested Sept.

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were found at the residence.

Frederick reportedly shot Eugene Ryerson, 57, of Cumming on Sept. 30 at 11:25 p.m. outside Kroger, 1595 Peachtree Parkway.

Ryerson told deputies he had purchased tools from Frederick in the past, but during this transaction, Frederick reportedly shot Ryerson once in his right side.

Frederick was charged with attempted murder, criminal attempt, armed robbery and aggravated assault, all felonies.

He was booked into the Forsyth County Jail where he remains without bond. Frederick also faces weapons and drug charges in Gwinnett County.

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Alleged shoplifter caught with sensor remover ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman was arrested Oct. 4 for shoplifting $1,600 worth of clothes from two stores.

Police were alerted by security that the woman, later identified as 28-year-old Jessica Barrie, was in custody for allegedly shoplifting from two stores on Avalon Boulevard. The managers had found empty hangers and theft sensors in the fitting rooms after Barrie occupied them and said that Barrie had left the stores without paying for any items. The managers of both stores said that Barrie was hiding six pieces of clothing under her large maternity dress. Police found the missing clothing in Barrie’s dress.

Barrie said that she had purchased the clothes, but she could not give police the receipts. When an officer looked through Barrie’s purse, they found a retail magnet used to remove theft sensors and a pair of scissors.

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Although the payments were made under her name, they were made in Johns Creek, Ga. The woman’s Social Security number and address would have likely been stolen to make the fraudulent transactions.

The payments were for $5,000 worth of rent at the Retreat at Johns Creek Apartments in January 2015 and a $200 gas bill payment from May 1, 2015. The woman tried contacting the apartment complex, but they told her that the tenant might not live there anymore. Police were not able to make contact with the resident when they visited the apartment.

Woman fails to buy phones with fake ID ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman was arrested Oct. 4 for first degree forgery

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The property owner had agreed to allow use of the strip for construction but never Hidden Alley ceded the property Parking deck candidates for permanent Here is a look at the three sites the Alpharetta City Council will use. consider for construction of a parking deck on the west side of “So the counts Main Street. on the number of spaces in the deck Note: The original site "B" is not shown because it would have are off,” Drinkard involved property not currently owned by the city. said.

Sentiment already carrying close to 500 signatures among residents, – opposed to building on the site. as expressed in public meetings and At the same time, many businesses workshops, has generally favored the along Main Street favor the Roswell Milton Avenue site. One of the chief Street site, although many have refused reasons is that Site A, the Roswell to comment publicly.

Street site, would occupy a space John Adams, who plans to build a that has become a major pedestrian gathering spot for outdoor festivities.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Word had already spread of a postponement, so when the gavel fell for Monday’s City Council meeting, there were few people in the audience expecting action on where the city will build a proposed $5 million parking deck.

The issue of where to place the deck on the west side of Main Street in downtown has been kicked around for two months, dividing residents and much of the business community.

The city has narrowed its choices to two sites with three different plans: • Site A, the location originally chosen in August by the City Council.

The site lies between Old Roswell and Roswell streets • Site D, located on Milton Avenue just east of Rest Haven Cemetery.

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TSPLOST poised to pour $500M on roads Roswell, Alpharetta see benefits of improvements

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Shovels stand at the ready, waiting for more than $500 million in funding if Fulton County residents vote in favor of a 0.75-cent transportation sales tax Nov. 8.

North Fulton cities have conducted more than a dozen information sessions over the past month, outlining local road and pedestrian improvements on the list for funding.

But not all of the improvements are listed.

Some cities such as Alpharetta note the benefits from investing in one project can reduce traffic congestion in other areas of city without the additional improvements in those areas.

That was the pitch made last August when Mayor David Belle Isle and other city officials spoke to some 80 residents who live along Webb Bridge Road. That residential street has become an alternative for commuters who use the two-lane as a cut-through to avoid congestion on the city’s major

east-west arteries.

The city has no funds to widen the street, and residents strictly oppose anything that would change the pastoral nature of the route. However, the mayor has noted that a $6 million project to widen Old Milton Parkway – one of the city’s top items for TSPLOST funding – could help traffic flow enough to make Webb Bridge less appealing to commuters.

That makes sense to Webb Bridge area resident Philip Downing.

“Certainly if the TSPLOST can be used to repair the bridge over Big Creek and widen Old Milton Parkway from east of Ga. 400 through to at least Kimball Bridge, that would be extraordinarily helpful,” Downing said.

“We’d like to maintain a residential look and feel to it,” Downing said.

For now, Downing said, Alpharetta will benefit from widening Old Milton Parkway.

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Tier II projects would be funded by the remaining 20 percent, and Tier III projects could be funded if collections exceed expectations.

— Old Milton Parkway Widening: $6 million — Morris Road operational improvements: $2.7 million — Bethany Road at Mayfield Road intersection: $1.28 million — Bethany Road at Mid-Broadwell Road intersection: $1.28 million — Kimball Bridge Road: Bike/ pedestrian/ operational improvements: $6 million

Here is a current rundown of Tier I projects for area cities.

Roswell Tier 1 Projects: $79 million — Big Creek Parkway alignment and new bridge over Big Creek; $58.5 million — Holcomb Bridge Interchange design as part of GDOT project; $6 million — Historic Gateway enhancements on Ga. 9 from Chattahoochee north to Historic Roswell; $3 million share of $24 million total price tag, with Sandy Springs and state and federal funds making up balance — Rucker Road reconstruction from Alpharetta City Limits to Arnold Mill Road/ Houze Road intersection; $1.5 million, with Alpharetta contributing $14.3 million — Oxbo Road/Ga. 9 intersection reconstruction; $7 million ‚ Old Holcomb Bridge Road bridge replacement; $3 million

Alpharetta Tier 1 Projects: $53.1 million — Haynes Bridge Road widening: $5 million, with Johns Creek: $5 million — McGinnis Ferry Road widening from Union Hill Road to Sargent Road: To be determined, but earlier estimates put figure at $5 million, with Johns Creek: $5.5 million; Forsyth County & GDOT: $25 million — Windward Parkway widening: $15.5 million, with Milton contributing another $500,000 — Academy St/ Webb Bridge Road: Bike/ pedestrian/ operational improvements: $13 million

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OPINION

Autumn in North Fulton – ain’t it grand?

I love autumn for many reasons – glorious football, the end of summer heat and beautiful fall HATCHER HURD colors.

Executive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com And I have to thank our local cities for turning fall into one of the most festive times of the year.

Normally, I spend a lot of fall weekends convincing My Lady Wife that those multi-colored fall leaves are just as beautiful lying on the ground as they are hanging in trees.

That is what we husbands call the Hard Sell. Fortunately we also have at our fingertips what is known as the Soft Sell.

The Soft Sell is simply pointing out cool and neat things to do instead of yardwork. And for that we guys can thank Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek and Cumming for offering up such a bountiful number of alternatives to swinging a rake.

Roswell presented us with its annual Fall Colors art show which has been going on half a century so I guess you can call it successful. It is one of those unique events that makes Roswell so – well – so Roswell.

Of course Canton Street is not to be outdone, so I will be forced to go to the Oktoberfest on Canton Saturday, Oct. 22 (someone please twist my arm).

The Chattahoochee Nature Center is always a treat and a half. Their Harvest on the ‘Hooch is a great annual event.

Alpharetta went for the big doubleheader the first two weekends in Oc-

Johns Creek Arts Festival.

tober. They began with the Brew Moon Octoberfest which was a street party I haven’t seen since my freshman year outside Russell Hall.

Downtown Alpharetta is just a happening place.

But you say you’re not a beer kind of person. Next fall sign up for the Roswell Wine Festival – but do it early, because it sells out. It is also on Canton Street but they bring the wine and the food to you.

I try never to miss the Cumming Country Fair and Festival which is always like the fair that used to come to my hometown – except we never had Charlie Daniels smoking up his fiddle sending the Devil down in Georgia again.

Who doesn’t remember going to the fair? And who doesn’t like seeing the little ones discovering it for the first time?

And if you haven’t been, the huge steam tractors will leave you gobsmacked.

I was really smart this past weekend, taking M’Lady to the Johns Creek Arts Festival which has some really cool artists and artisans. We had a blast there too.

So far, I have not spent an afternoon in the yard all fall. We have some happening cities here that make it hard for a confirmed couch potato like me to hold on to his union card.

So if you have been missing out by pruning back those hydrangeas and winterizing your deck or ticking off your Honey-Do items, you still have time.

Turn to our calendar section and find something happening outdoors.

John Oates of Hall & Oates preforming on the main stage at Wire & Wood.

December, January and February are going to be here for a long time. So let the little things slide, grab your significant other and enjoy the sunshine.

As for my yard leaves?

Well, I am trying something newly suggested by the

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON – It is quite a spread that Bill Cox has under his purview – some 6,800 acres of parkland along a 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River from Buford Dam to south Atlanta. He is the National Parks Service’s superintendent of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

That ribbon of water, designated as the nation’s first River Trail, is a remarkable recreation resource that includes miles of hiking trails as well as canoeing, rafting, kayaking.

“Most people know the National Recreation Area in small bites as the 10 units scattered along the river. They see it in its pieces not as a whole,” said Sally Bethea, founding director of Chattahoochee River Keeper and a board member of the Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy.

“But the entire Recreation Area contains two-thirds of all green space in the greater Atlanta area. And in that green space is just about every kind of recreation activity you can think of,” said Bethea.

“Not only is the river no more than

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area fact sheet

• Encompasses 6,800 acres • Represents two-thirds of all public green space in metro Atlanta • Has 15 units (parks) along the 48-mile stretch of the river • The river is host to boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, rock climbing • 70 miles of accessible hiking trails • 3.2 million visitors annually make it the 29th most visited out of 429 U.S. parks • Operates on a budget of $3.4 million, or a little more than $1 per visitor 20 minutes away from just about anywhere in metro Atlanta, the string of units [parks] are often referred to as the String of pearls. It is one of the most accessible parks in the Parks Service, so the river is never very far from millions of potential users.”

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Now heading up the Chattahoochee Recreation Area is Superintendent Bill Cox, a veteran NPS ranger who also spent time with the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, Cox is coming home here at the Chattahoochee. He was born in Atlanta and his ancestors were Coxes who settled in Roswell in 1840, just a year after Roswell King did.

“I remember visiting the family on Cox Road during the summer. It was so dark at night, you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face,” Cox said.

“This was far out in the country in those days.”

He recalls the Island Ford Unit on the Sandy Springs side of the river near the bridge was still a church camp when he was a youngster. And today, he and his wife have a home on that same Cox Road on property that is still in the Cox family.

That is about as much of a home boy as you can get to be in charge of this part of the river. And he intends to see the park is used to its fullest.

“As a unit of the National Parks Service, it is our focus to make it into an iconic park experience,” he said. “We want to increase our ‘paddle experience.’ That means being boat, canoe and kayak friendly. We want to create perimeter campsites.”

One of the big projects is the cooperative Gateway Project with Roswell.

The city shares a lot of parkland with the NPS at the river and extending as far into the city as Oxbo Road.

“We also want to widen the pedestrian bridge down there. We want to open up the historic Roswell home of Allenbrook that connects to the historic part of Roswell,” Cox said.

Cox would like to see a bicycle-pe-

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Bill Cox, superintendent of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is responsible for the 48-mile river frontage that contains more than 3,500 acres of parkland divided among 10 units (parks). destrian bridge to connect Roswell to the Island Ford Unit on the south side of the river.

“Cities want to have connections to the river. We are looking at partnering with Roswell and Johns Creek to make the river more accessible. Partnerships are the key,” Cox said. “You have to plan five years out.”

The Roswell Gateway Project will be the first with a conceptual plan in the next 18 months.

Cox would like to do more and do it faster, but the realities are sobering. The 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee runs through nine cities, four counties and three congressional districts.

“That is a lot of moving parts,” Cox said.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – The Roswell Police Department has received statewide commendations for its investigation into the Aug. 1 murders of two local high school students.

Police arrested a suspect, 20-yearold Jeffrey Andrew Hazelwood, two days after the bodies of Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis were discovered behind a local shopping center on Woodstock Road. Both 17-year-olds had been shot in the head.

“This is, without a doubt, the most horrific and tragic and shocking crime ever committed in the City of Roswell,” Mayor Jere Wood said at an Oct. 10 meeting of the City Council. “To have that resolved in two days gave closure and has restored this town’s sense of community. [The police department’s work] not only benefited the families and the community, it also was good for the entire city.”

During that meeting, more than two dozen Roswell law enforcement officers were recognized for their work in helping solve the case.

The event included remarks from state Sen. John Albers, who read a letter from Gov. Nathan Deal praising the department.

“On behalf of a grateful state, I thank you for the outstanding example you have set,” Deal wrote.

For his part, Albers spoke about how the tragedy affected the community and how the police department’s commitment to the case eased some of the suffering.

“A couple of months ago, our community faced tragedy like we had not seen in the past,” he said. “It was very personal to many of us, including my family. Natalie was a close friend to my son, Will, and had been to our home many times.

“But the community rallied to help those families in their time of struggle and need. And most importantly, our finest came and did the unthinkable, solving that crime is less than 48 hours.”

Following the recognition ceremony, Police Chief Rusty Grant said more than 50 officers were involved from the department, as well as other officers from other agencies. He said it is significant to receive recognition from the governor and the state.

“It’s just incredible because we also received letter from the lieutenant governor and secretary of state,” Grant said.

In his 32 years with the GBI, Grant said he received one or two letters from the governor, so the department takes it to heart.

“There are few cases that truly touch you,” Grant said. “This was a case where everyone working on the case was touched. In some way, it really touched all of us. It was so sad.”

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Tsplost: Continued from Page 6 Outside of that, Webb Bridge residents wouldn’t turn down TSPLOST money for a few improvements of their own. If the sales tax money continues to flow in to the point where secondary projects can receive funding, they mentioned improving or replacing the bridge over Big Creek and adding bicycle lanes as two projects they’d like to see.

Farther south in Roswell, the city has its own dreams of easing traffic on its main thoroughfare, Holcomb Bridge Road.

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“It will be one lane in each direction, but it will have more of an impact than adding a lane in each direction to Holcomb Bridge,” Acenbrak said.

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Since breaking ground in February, Halcyon, the mixed-use development off Exit 12 on Ga. 400, has run into a few snags regarding roads, water and sewer.

Forsyth County Attorney Ken Jarrard told the Board of Commissioners Oct. 11 that discussions were held about how to continue with the development while still meeting county regulations.

To do that, Jarrard said a commission-driven amendment needs to be made to Halcyon’s zoning. So the board approved moving forward with a county-initiated major amendment to the Master Planned Districts. Those allow flexibility in the design and construction of Halcyon that don’t comply with the guidelines of traditional zoning codes.

“We are going to have to designate the interior corridors within the Halcyon project as not public or private streets as it’s used in our code,” he said. “That’s because as public or private streets are used or described in the county’s Unified Development Code, they must be up to public standards.”

The product that Halcyon is endeavoring to create does not anticipate streets, at least at this point, that are up to public standards, Jarrard said.

This rendering shows the central square and market area at Halcyon.

This map shows Halcyon in relation to Avalon and the Collection at Forsyth.

The issue is the roads are expected to be smaller or narrower than what the county calls for. Additionally, improvements underneath the roads that are needed are not typical of what the county does.

“They have some storm water drainage that is underneath the roads that under our typical permitting process we would not allow under a public road,” Jarrard said. “It is unique to their development. We just don’t accommodate it in our specifications and standards.”

To do that, Jarrard said corridors would have to be called something other than public streets or roads.

Otherwise they’ll get caught up in the county’s code and force them to be built to those standards.

“In the future if the county was ever asked to come in and own these streets, we don’t want to own anything that

was built to less than our standards,” Jarrard said.

The county is not responsible for maintaining these private roads.

A second issue regards water and sewer. Jarrard said the infrastructure needs to belong to the county since the county is providing these services.

“However, we didn’t want to be responsible for the enhanced costs of repair, maintenance and upkeep based upon the tightness of the package,” Jarrard said. “If we get in there and begin moving around dirt, there are a lot more costs associated with moving that when your space is tighter.”

To combat that, Jarrard said he and his team have come up with an easement. This would allow the county to have the right to go in and disturb the land, but the costs to put everything back together would be on Halcyon.

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Trails are big business It seems counterintuitive to think of biking and walking trails going hand in hand with business and property development. But if you look around Atlanta – they GEOFF SMITH surely do.

Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com In town Atlanta’s Beltline is probably the most famous biking trail in the country right now. For those not yet aware, it was the brain-child of Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel who wrote his thesis on turning an abandoned rail line that encircled the city into a bike trail. The idea wasn’t just about giving bikers more options in the city to ride. He thought it would spur redevelopment in parts of town that developers typically stayed away from. He thought it would help connect the varying neighborhoods throughout the city. He thought it would be an important amenity for in town residents. He was right on all of those accounts.

The city fell in love with the project. The Metro Atlanta Chamber and its members have contributed millions of dollars toward development of the trail. The City of Atlanta has devoted resources and time working with Atlanta Beltline Inc., the non-profit formed from Gravel’s idea, to develop overlays to its standard development guidelines so that developers’ projects would be streamlined through the permitting process.

Atlanta Beltline Inc. established a Tax Allocation District around the trail to ensure that as the Beltline is developed, its revenues will increase exponentially to fund more trail improvements. For companies located in town, the Beltline is a tool they use to recruit the best employees from all

over the country.

It has certainly taken off and as a more mature project, planners are now starting to butt heads in terms of how future development should be managed. Gravel actually stepped off of the board of Atlanta Beltline Inc. because he feels not enough thought is being given to encouragement of development of less-expensive housing for Atlanta’s lower income workforce. But they are butting heads because the trail is so successful that it has become important to a lot of key people in Atlanta.

It seems like each month there is a new, major development announced along the existing, completed portion of trail, or along planned portions of the trail. The Monday Night Brewing company announced it will move its operations to a $30 million development on the Beltline that is supposed to be a beer garden. North American Properties, who developed and recently sold a big portion of Avalon, announced a 4.4 acre, $80-million project on another portion of the trail. I’m sure there are more to come.

While the Beltline gets a lot of trail attention, I’d like to note that

the community leaders in North Fulton and Forsyth counties had a big trail idea more than 15 years ago. I remember the groundbreaking for the Big Creek Greenway. It all seemed so far off. But today, the trail spans 13.5 miles along segments of the same creek through Forsyth County, Alpharetta and Roswell.

Alpharetta was really the first to execute the bulk of the trail and today has it paved from Webb Bridge south to Mansell.

It goes a short distance into Roswell, ending at Roswell’s Big Creek Park.

Future plans show the trail extending to the Chattahoochee River with a vision to continue it into Cobb County.

Roswell has the unenviable chore of trying to cross Holcomb Bridge Road to get it there. I’ve heard of bridges and tunnels as possible options.

Forsyth went all in on the trail and today it has an existing paved path going from McFarland Road north to Bethelview Road. And it will be the first to have a true, city-center, type of development on it where riders can get stop and grab a coffee or donut. The project, called Halcyon, is Avalon-like and will be just east of Ga. 400 at McFarland Road. They actively market their connection to the Big Creek Greenway.

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RIVERS ALIVE FALL CLEANUP

What: This annual cleanup, education and protection program will be held at locations across the city. Volunteers will help keep streams, roadways and school sites clean and beautiful. Registration required.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Bailey Farm and Gardens, 255 Hickory Flat Road, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us or mgg@ cityofmiltonga.us

HAY DAY

What: Save the Horses is raising funds to feed rescued horses and other animals throughout the winter months.

The event includes games, cake walk, pony rides, raffles, food, music and more.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: 1768 Newt Green Road, Cumming More info: savethehorses.org/hay-day. html

COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

What: Keep the environment clean by recycling unwanted electronics. Items such as phones, cables, calculators and printers are accepted with no charge.

Full list of items online.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-noon Where: Department of Public Safety parking lot, 2565 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta

What: Learn about bicycle safety from the local group, “Bike Roswell,” in Georgia’s very first “Bicycle Friendly Community.”

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, noon-3 p.m.

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

CARVIN’ IN CRABAPPLE

What: Bring a pumpkin and join in a communal pumpkin carving event.

Carving kits and painting supplies will be available to help make the perfect spooky or silly pumpkin.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2-5 p.m.

Where: Broadwell Pavillion, 12615 Broadwell Road, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us or 678242-2533

FALL FESTIVAL AND SIDEWALK SALE

What: North Point Village is putting on a free festival with live DJs, food trucks, raffles and a chance to meet Peppa the Pig. When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Where: North Point Village Shopping Center, 7300 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta More info: northpointvillage.info

ILANA WILES BOOK SIGNING

What: The creator of the blog Mommy Shorts will be signing and answering questions about her new book, “The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting.”

When: Monday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.

Where: Mansell Crossings Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta More info: mommyshorts.com

RACE TO NOWHERE

What: Centennial High School is hosting a two-part series on the impact of the educational system and creating

positive change. The first event features the documentary, “Race to Nowhere.”

When: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Centennial High School, 9310 Scott Road, Roswell More info: bit.ly/2eev2Aq

Where: Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2850 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek Cost: tickets start at $15 More info and tickets: cytatlanta.com

TRUNK OR TREAT

What: The 2016-2017 season opens with a concert featuring music composed for British Royalty - pieces written for coronations, weddings, funerals, and other royal occasions.

When: Sunday, Oct. 23, 3 p.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814, Mimosa Blvd., Roswell Cost: $22 for adults, $17 for students and seniors More info and tickets: rumc.com

What: Join the Johns Creek Police Department for its annual free Trunk or Treat event, featuring candy, treats, activities for kids and refreshments.

When: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek Police Headquarters, 11445 Johns Creek Parkway, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov or 678-474-1587

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What: The Alpharetta Library will present a series of foreign films each month for free. This month, they will show the Czech film “Kolya,” rated PG-13.

When: Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

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

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 29.

Where: Old Canton Street in downtown Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Alpharetta’s Food Truck Alley on Thursday evenings offers a variety of six to eight rotating area food trucks.

When: Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., through Oct. 20.

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

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

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

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon.

Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

What: Banks and Shane is a high-energy, hard-kicking, blow-the-roof off band that has had capacity crowds reminiscing with memorable ballads.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 3 and 8 p.m.

Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming Cost: $20 More info and tickets: playhousecumming.com What: Enjoy a sneak preview of this original work by Beverly Trader Austin, which depicts the 1923 interview between Margaret Mitchell and Catherine Evelyn “Eva” King Baker.

When: Oct. 22-23, 2 and 4 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $8 More info and tickets: 770-640-3855

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN JR.

What: Perimeter School presents “Singin’ in the Rain Jr.,” a light-hearted romantic comedy centered on the early days of sound film in the roaring 1920s in Hollywood.

When: Oct. 27, 2 and 4 p.m.; Oct. 28, 4 and 7 p.m.

Where: Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $7 at the door More info: perimeterschool.org

LIBRARY EVENTS: FAMILY MOVIE FRIDAY

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:

What: Join the Milton Library in watching a fun and educational film each month. All ages are welcome.

When: Friday, Oct. 21, 4-5:45 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

THE LITTLE MERMAID MUSICAL

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

What: CYT Atlanta invites everyone to explore life under the sea with the Broadway Musical version of Disney’s classic “The Little Mermaid.”

When: Oct. 20-22, 7-9 p.m.

What: Children, ages 8-12, can learn hands-on the techniques and methods used by forensic scientists, crime scene technicians and detectives to solve crimes. Content will be age-appropriate.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, noon-1 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: liane.wagner@fultoncountyga.gov

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

What: Children, ages 5-8, are invited to put together some easy Halloween-themed recipes to take home and learn some basic kitchen skills.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 4-5 p.m.

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

SAT OR ACT?

What: Learn the differences of both exams to find the right fit. Applerouth Tutoring Services will also discuss the ins and outs of the college admissions process.

When: Monday, Oct. 24, 6-7:30 p.m.

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

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

What: Learn how to help out at a local library with multiple volunteer opportunities available. Attendance at one volunteer orientation is mandatory to start.

When: Monday, Oct. 24, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org/volunteer

ROSWELL LIBRARY BOOK SALE

What: The Roswell library is hosting a book sale, including fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children, cookbooks, art books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl. Proceeds go to the library for new materials and programs.

When: Oct. 27-29, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Oct. 30 2-5:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org

PET ADOPTIONS: FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

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

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

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GET OUTSIDE GEORGIA:

Little Rock Creek Falls “How far do you have to hike to find a great waterfall?”

The young person asking me this question was enthusiastic and focused, and about 15 years old, I’d STEVE HUDSON guess. Those are Get Outside Georgia, all good traits in a Chattahoochee Media Group waterfall hunter.

Enthusiasm and focus will keep you going and keep you safe, and being 15 means that the joints won’t hurt too bad when you get back home later on.

“Hmm,” I said as I thought about my answer.

Sometimes you don’t have to hike far at all. Sometimes the waterfall is right there in front of you, almost by the side of the road. Those are fun.

Other times you have to go a long ways. I’ve hiked miles and miles to view a waterfall that’s some distance off the beaten track. Those are fun too.

But my favorites may be those falls in that pleasant in-between, not too far but far enough, to keep the crowd down, you know. That old adage that most folks won’t hike 100 feet from the pavement is probably truer than we’d like to acknowledge, and I have to admit that I’m kind of okay with that idea. It keeps the crowds down at all my secret places. Okay, I know that there are no real secret places left. But I can pretend, can’t I? Of course I can.

Anyway, all of that flashed across the screen of my mind as I thought how to answer the young fellow’s question.

“Hmmmm” I said again, this time adding two extra “m’s.”

And then I told him about Little Rock Creek Falls.

Little Rock Creek Falls, sometimes known as High Falls, but not to be confused with the middle-Georgia cascade of the same name, lies in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Fannin County. It’s not far from Georgia 60 off Rock Creek Road. Getting to the trailhead is easy too; turn onto Rock Creek Road from Georgia 60 (a sign for a fish hatchery marks the turn) and drive just over three miles to a point where a bridge crosses a creek in a hairpin turn. The creek is Little Rock Creek, and the falls is a little ways upstream.

A little ways…

As far as waterfall hikes go, the distance is pretty reasonable. It’s only about four-tenths of a mile from the trailhead to the falls. But, there’s more

to most waterfall hikes than distance alone.

Things start sedately. You start by entering the undergrowth at the near side of the bridge. Then you follow the a few yards of more or less level trail which leads in an upstream direction.

Just 0.4 miles to go! Simple? Well…

As any hiker will tell you, some four-tenths-of-a-mile are more challenging that other four-tenths-ofa-mile. This one’s definitely in the “other” category. It’s not that the trail is terribly hard to follow. Rather, it’s that it does a lot of moving up and down along what in places is a decidedly steep slope. In one place I think of, for example, the trail zigs suddenly upslope to go around a fallen tree, only to zag downslope again once you’ve passed the obstruction. It’s steep in there. Yes it is, and more than enough to leave you - okay, me - huffing and puffing.

There’s no doubt about it. As trails go, this one is in the “potentially tricky” category. There are roots and rocks and more of those slopes, and they’ll get you if you get careless or hurry too much. I recommend shoes with soles suitable for maintaining

your footing under challenging conditions, and a walking stick is not at all out of the question either. I really appreciate the extra bit of stability it can provide on tricky terrain, and I’ll bet you will too.

Challenges notwithstanding, though, the trail is definitely taking you upstream. The pathway is usually within earshot and sometimes within sight of the creek, and the creek is a reminder that there really is something worth finding at trail’s end.

Eventually - somewhere between about 45 minutes and five years later, depending on how many helpings of dessert you’ve had recently - you’ll start to sense a low rumble mixed with the sound of wind in trees. That’s the sign that you’re nearing the falls at last.

And then there it is – Little Rock Creek Falls. You’ll see it before you reach it. The last few yards of trail to the base of the falls can be tricky, so be careful and remember that your safety is your responsibility, not mine.

What will you see when you get there? Rising in front of you will be a 50-foot-high waterfall which drops over a rock edge far above. The flow splits and tumbles as it stairsteps down the jagged rock face, and the result is a waterfall that’s as captivating as it is secluded. It’s definitely worth the effort.

After enjoying the falls, return to the trail and then make the hike back to your car.

What about climbing the falls? No. NEVER. Climbing waterfalls is a dangerous activity that kills people. Don’t do it. Instead, appreciate it from the base of the falls.

And yes, take your camera. The photo from the bottom is one for the wall.

Steve Hudson has written several books to help visitors explore north Georgia, including “Hiking the Hooch,” a complete and detailed guide to the trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. It’s available from many local outfitters, from Amazon, or direct from Chattahoochee Media at www.chattahoocheemedia. com.

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Synthesis of 100 school choice studies finds positive outcomes (NAPSI)—As school choice programs in the states continue to grow, researchers look to empirical evidence to find out whether they are working.

The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice published a report last week that analyzes more than 20 years’ worth of rigorous, empirical studies on the effects of school choice programs. The report—“A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on School Choice”—found that results from those studies were overwhelmingly in favor of school choice policies in five key areas: • How does school choice affect the academic outcomes of program participants?

• How does educational choice affect nearby public schools?

• Do school choice programs cost or save taxpayers money?

• What is the effect of school choice on racial segregation in public and private schools?

• How do private schools affect school choice participants’ civic values?

The author, Dr. Greg Forster, senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation, discovered that of the 100 school choice studies examined, 87 found positive effects for students, schools and taxpayers. Ten studies showed no statistically significant effect, and only three studies found that choice had a negative effect.

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Little Sunshine’s Playhouse (LSP) is expected to open early this fall on Morris Road (corner North Point Parkway) in Alpharetta.

You’ve probably seen the construction site – the new preschool building really does look like a castle! But it is not just for looks. The exterior plays an integral role in the curriculum which is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and uses the environment as the “third teacher.” The LSP facility was thoughtfully designed in accordance with the philosophy that “Children learn best and develop to their fullest potential through active participation in a variety of activities which take place in a safe, nurturing and creative environment.”

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Woodward North Embraces Tradition and Innovation With more than 25 years of proven success, Woodward North—the satellite campus of Woodward Academy—continues its strong traditions of excellence while embracing innovative programs for students in Pre-K through sixth grade. Its convenient location is in Johns Creek, on a 33-acre wooded campus with a nature trail.

STEM Woodward North has a dedicated learning space that serves as the center for STEM programming and design thinking. Learning labs, MakerSpaces, computers, and the latest in student-centered learning tools and applications are utilized to challenge students and prepare them for real-world experiences in college and life.

Students in Pre-K through grade three enjoy weekly classes where they are taught foundational skills in technology, robotics, coding, and general computer skills. Students in fourth through sixth grades take advanced classes in these subjects, with additional emphasis on engineering, design thinking, research, media production, and life skills to encourage and inspire critical thinking, problem-solving, and engaged collaboration.

Wise Guidance With a student-teacher ratio average of only 8:1, students receive wise guidance at every step, discover their greatest strengths, and build life-shaping qualities of good character. In addition to its rigorous academic program for mainstream students, Woodward North also offers its acclaimed Transition Program for students with diagnosed learning disabilities in third through sixth grades.

Prolific Opportunities to Try and Triumph The school offers a wide range of clubs, arts opportunities, and intramural sports. Students also can choose from horseback riding, fencing, golf, tap class, jump rope club, and a competitive chess club. The Odyssey of the Mind program has reached the World Championships multiple times.

Deep Respect for Difference Students at Woodward North develop a deep respect for difference in a community where diversity

is more than skin deep. Peers from a broad array of religious and ethnic backgrounds come together to find opportunities to explore and excel at every level.

At Woodward North, students not only are educated about other cultures but experience them daily in their interactions with friends.

Discover the Woodward Difference The majority of Woodward North students continue their education at Woodward’s Main Campus in College Park beginning in seventh grade, where they

join peers from 23 metro Atlanta counties. The Academy provides bus transportation, and many students choose to ride MARTA, in designated Woodward cars with assigned security officers. A typical Woodward Academy graduating class attends more than 100 different colleges and universities, devotes 5,000 hours to community service projects, and earns more than $13 million in scholarship awards.

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SCHOOLS

Fulton looks to end summer break in early August Aug. 7 opening next year will be earliest start since 2009

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - It’s been a long time since the Fulton County School System flirted with the idea of a late August start for school – 2009 to be exact – when students returned to classrooms on Aug. 23, two weeks after their peers.

While parents and tourism officials cheered the trend, the late start created a problem with staff who work in Fulton and reside in other counties, families with children in private and public settings and with uneven semester lengths.

Since then, Fulton officials have given in to conformity with other metro districts, slowly inching back to opening school doors in the first week of August.

Last week the Fulton County School Board reviewed the Calendar Committee options for the next two school

years, with start dates of Aug. 7 and Aug. 6 respectively in 2017 and 2018, and an ending date before Memorial Day in May. The issue will sit before the community for the next 30 days for input, but its passage is highly likely, given the alignment with other districts and the opportunity for additional days off within the year.

“The proposed calendars continue the trend [with] spring break and Thanksgiving holidays aligning with other metro districts, the traditional winter break and pre-planning and

post-planning for teachers,” said Fulton Superintendent Jeff Rose.

Only Katie Reeves, the board member from Alpharetta, pushed the pause button at the board table, questioning whether there is any option to add even a few more days of summer break.

“I don’t know about the rest of the board, but generally about the third or fourth week of July I start getting calls from people who are screaming at me because we are starting school in the middle of the summer,” Reeves said at the board’s Oct. 13 work session.

She noted the proposed calendars have 91 days in the first semester and 89 days in the second, and asked if those could be reversed.

“I understand the parameters, but given that our families, many of them, really dislike starting super early, I wonder if there was any thought given to 89 days in the first semester and 91 in the second?” Reeves asked, noting school could start on a Wednesday instead of Monday. A spokesperson for Fulton Schools said she was concerned families would “blow off” the entire

week if school started mid-week.

But Reeves countered that Fulton has started its semester mid-week in the past, and she failed to see that as an issue.

“I appreciate [the concern] but I hear rumors [Georgia lawmakers] are going to look at this issue this session,” said Reeves. “So I feel like any kind of reasonableness that we can insert into our calendar might be looked at positively by people who could make us all start around Labor Day.” She cited North Carolina which passed a law in 2003 mandating schools start no earlier than Aug. 26 and end no later than June 10. Other states, including Maryland, have similar mandates for late summer start dates.

While the Georgia Legislature has toyed with the issue of setting school start dates, the issue has not been taken up in earnest for more than a decade. Not discussed by the board was the oft-mentioned link between higher utility bills for air conditioning in schools and early start dates. This past August was the second hottest August in Georgia history, with 28 days exceeding 90 degrees.

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SCHOOLS

Water testing underway in Fulton schools Woodward North Monitoring follows reports of water issues in Atlanta schools and across the country

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. –Recent events involving water quality issues have raised the alarm for water systems across the country, including school systems where the most vulnerable populations spend hours each day.

In Georgia, school systems are not required to test their water systems for unwanted toxins, but that is not stopping Fulton County School officials from ensuring the district’s water safety.

Last month, the system began testing the water safety at its 119 campuses and facilities, and expects to conclude the testing in October.

“The Fulton County School System is working to ensure the district’s water is safe for consumption through a rigorous testing schedule for schools and administrative facilities,” said Susan Hale, spokesperson for Fulton Schools. “While there is no

mandate to conduct this testing, the district believes testing all sites is the right thing to do.”

The testing comes on the heels of reports from the Atlanta City School System this summer which found more than half of its school buildings had unsafe levels of lead in the water. That follows a spate of reports from school systems across the country including Chicago, Baltimore and Portland, Ore., of water safety issues.

In Fulton County, testing began in facilities with plumbing systems that were installed prior to 1986.

Lead pipes were phased out in the late 1920’s, but lead was still used in some pipe components through 1986. All schools will eventually be tested.

Results of the testing will be provided to the schools which will then share the information with their school communities.

“We want our parents, employ-

ees, students, and the community to know that results of our testing will be provided immediately,” Fulton Superintendent Jeff Rose said. “Any water sources with results indicating limits exceeding 15 ppb (parts per billion) will be disconnected and will remain so until the issues have been corrected.”

Lead is known to cause developmental delays in young children, so Fulton is using a lower ppb threshold than recommended for schools to ensure the highest level of safety.

“Out of an abundance of caution, the Fulton County School System has chosen to test water using the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) level of 15 ppb for public water systems, rather than the recommendation of 20 ppb for local schools,” Hale noted.

Fulton School will update the community through the district’s website and messages via schools and facilities. A Question and Answer document is provided on the district’s website at www.fultonschools. org.

The cost of the testing is estimated at $200,000 which will be paid to a third-party contractor.

participates in international school movement JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Woodward North joined millions of children and adults around the globe to celebrate International Dot Day which is a grass roots “creativity and courage” movement, started in 2009 by a teacher in Iowa.

Inspired by New York Times best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds’ classic “The Dot,” International Dot Day encourages young and old to embrace the power of personal creativity to change the world. Dot Day 2016 has generated support around the globe, with more than 6.9 million students in 130 countries.

Woodward North celebrated its fifth consecutive Dot Day on Sept. 15. Teachers provided opportunities for students to learn what it means to “make their mark.” Collaborative activities included art, writing, technology, music, games and snacks around the themes of creativity, self-expression and bravery.

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Fulton welcomed back into League of Innovative Schools National coalition focuses on shared knowledge

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Fulton County School System is once again the sole Georgia member of the League of Innovative Schools. It was recently re-accepted into the coalition of 87 school systems around ROSE the country considered to be among the most forward-thinking districts.

“Being a member of the League of Innovative Schools allows us to dialogue with other school systems about instructional technology practices that are unique, engaging, and will lead to higher student achievement,” said Fulton Superintendent Jeff Rose. “This is a tremendous opportunity for our schools and school leaders.”

Members of the League are selected through a peer-reviewed application process, with criteria based on key achievements, potential for impacting student learning and educational leadership, and a commitment to networking and knowledge sharing.

Fulton County Schools was first inducted into the League in 2013 but converted to a “member in transition” when former Superintendent Robert Avossa left the district in 2015.

Because membership in the League is based on both superintendent and school district qualifications, Fulton had to reapply under Rose. The district submitted a formal application and provided information documenting its leadership, results, innovative vision for learning and commitment to collaboration, Fulton officials said.

During its initial membership in the League from 2013 to 2015, school officials said there were measureable impacts which came from the collaboration with other League members.

“Our Personalized Learning initiative is one of the tangible results,” said Fulton School’s spokesperson Susan Hale. “In 2014, Fulton developed a Personalized Learning Roadmap that

Being a member of the League of Innovative Schools allows us to dialogue with other school systems about instructional technology practices that are unique, engaging, and will lead to higher student achievement.”

JEFF ROSE Fulton Superintendent outlines the steps the district needs to take to create learning environments that are customized to student needs, skills and interests.”

Today, students in Fulton have a personal “roadmap” to allow each to achieve at his or her highest level, she noted.

The system is also on track to put personalized devices – iPad, Microsoft Surface, Chromebook, or Dell laptop – in the hands of most district students allowing them to also work at their own pace.

“To date, over 17,000 devices have been successfully deployed in schools, and the district is on track to meet our goal of 65,000 devices in the hands of students and teachers by September 2017,” Hale said.

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A group of men and women chanted “no excuse for abuse” while walking down Veterans Memorial Boulevard Oct. 12, in an effort to raise awareness of domestic violence in the community.

This demonstration is one part of the annual Forsyth County Family Haven Light for Love candlelight vigil. Family Haven provides victims of violence and their families a hotline, temporary shelter and support.

“Every step we take is a step for those who can’t,” said Family Haven Executive Director Shandra Dawkins.

Various survivor stories were told from real people’s experiences that used Family Haven. A lighting ceremony was held and the names were read of the 150 people who died from domestic violence in Georgia from 2014 to now.

The state of Georgia is ranked eighth in violent crimes against women, moving up one spot from last year.

Dawkins said that’s moving in the wrong direction and therefore more lives are being lost to domestic violence every year.

Fortunately, Dawkins said, Forsyth didn’t have any deaths the past year, but neighboring Fulton County had two deaths.

“It’s in our places of worship, schools and workplace,” Dawkins said.

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that domestic family violence happens everywhere.”

Survivor Christy Denton spoke at the event about how she knows how it feels to be a victim.

“I know what it’s like to be hit, pushed, slapped, hurt, intimidated and threatened,” Denton said. “I know what it’s like to have my family threatened if I don’t do what someone wants. Unfortunately right now we have so many women still going through this.”

A crowd chants “no excuse for abuse” while holding signs outside the Forsyth County Courthouse.

She said her story changed 15 years ago, but there are still women out there who are going through what she escapted.

“She’s alone, hurting and scared,” Denton said. “By the time I finish this sentence, it moves on to another one because (violence) happens every nine

seconds in our country.”

Denton said she is thankful to be a survivor.

“Life can be better,” she said. “It’s everybody’s business. I’m a success story, but there are people who don’t have somewhere to turn. We have to make a difference.”

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northsidewoman.com ROSWELL, Ga. - It was a chance conversation with Starbucks founder Howard Schultz years ago that led Philip Wahl to his “sunset career.” Today, the recently retired executive with Georgia Pacific has traded selling paper products to restaurants to actually owning his own.

Last April he opened superfood café and juice bar, Kale Me Crazy, in Roswell, where Wahl now spends his days espousing the benefits of clean eating.

“Howard told me he loved being able to provide an ‘experience’ for the customer,” said Wahl, a native of Canada who moved to Milton 14 years ago. “After I retired I was looking for something I would enjoy and that would also be a positive for the community.”

Wahl is the first “outside the Perimeter” franchise owner of Kale Me Crazy, a fast-growing business started in 2013 in Buckhead by the founder of the Yogli Mogli frozen yogurt chain.

Currently there are eight Kale Me Crazy locations in the Atlanta area, and the success of his Roswell location has Wahl already eyeing more locations in North Fulton and Forsyth County.

Don’t let the words “kale” throw you off, noted Wahl. While the popular, uber-nutritious cabbage is front and center in many sandwich wraps, salads and smoothies, the cafe’s menu is a vast array of all things healthy.

Slide up to the counter and enjoy your choice of shots, including The Painkiller (ginger, lime, turmeric and raw honey) or the KMC (wheatgrass, ginger, cayenne and lemon). Or keep it simple with a straight shot of locally sourced wheatgrass, squeezed fresh daily, or simply a ginger shot loaded with essential nutrition.

Try one of 12 juices, including tropical mixes with watermelon and pineapple, or get more adventurous with the Green Factor, a mix of kale, spinach, cucumber, celery, chard and apple.

A dozen smoothies are also on the menu, which include the Recovery (banana, cherries, cashews, coconut, yogurt, almond milk, vegan protein) and Refresh (kale, celery apple, banana, mint, coconut meat, coconut milk, maple syrup).

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Wahl opened the Roswell location off Holcomb Bridge in April after carefully researching the demographics and business mix in the area. From day one, he knew he had hit upon a concept that was welcomed enthusiastically in the area.

“We are surrounded by a healthy lifestyle [here] and were inundated with customers from the first day,” said Wahl, who noted his son, Brendan, works alongside him as a manager at the cafe.

He was confident the superfood concept would draw millennials, but he was surprised at the wide range of ages and customers who are simply seeking a better alternative to the food they eat.

“Eating clean is not for everyone, but I see more and more people interested and aware of what is in their food,” said Wahl.

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Beet Salad; Spinach, arugula, tomato, raw beets, walnuts, cucumber, sunflower sprouts, goat cheese, hemp seeds with honey dijon balsamic vinaigrette.

A conversation with Wahl is a lesson on how he believes the food industry in general has let profits rule over health and sustainability, pointing to the documentaries and science behind the scene.

At Kale Me Crazy, Wahl said everything is organic, GMO-free, made fresh that day, never fried and rarely frozen. In fact, the one small freezer in the back is filled only with items which must remain frozen per health code.

For those who wish to take a health-

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ier lifestyle home with them, Kale Me Crazy has one- and three-day juice cleanse programs to kick start your health routine.

Wahl invested thousands on a coldpress juicer, as opposed to those which use heat which can kill off important nutrients and enzymes. Cold pressing fruits and vegetables also avoids adding oxygen which quickly breaks down the fruit and starts decomposition.

Wahl describes Kale Me Crazy as his “sunset career,” and laughs when he starts adding up all the hours his new post-retirement venture requires.

“I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard in my life... and enjoyed it even more,” said Wahl.

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SCHOOLS

CMS teaches students valuable lessons through organic garden

By ZOYA ANSARI news@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The success of Crabapple Middle School’s Learn and Serve Garden can be attributed to teachers Glenn Mize, Jeannetta Lewis and Shelley Merritt, who provided a grant for its construction.

This year, the garden, situated in a field at CMS, produced close to 1,000 pounds of food, all donated to North Fulton charities.

Anne Fallon and Liz Rains serve as the Learn and Serve Garden co-chairs, encouraging and inspiring students to learn about the process of gardening and its rewards.

The garden, built seven years ago, is currently undergoing reconstruction. Teacher Kevin Squiers helps students in grades 6-8 build new boxes for the garden beds while replacing the old ones.

“Over the years, we’ve gone from having 10 or 12 little beds in the ground to getting grants to pay for the fence, winning a grant from Whole Foods and having an Eagle Scout build additional boxes. His work doubled the amount of produce we were donating to the NFCC,” Rains said.

Recently, watermelons grown and harvested in the garden were also served to the students during their lunch time.

“We have such a large school that we’ve never really had anything that would be able to feed everybody at once,” said Rains.

Student Anthony Averbukh said he was pleasantly surprised when he saw that the watermelon he helped

grow was being served to the school.

Fallon said that he was just ecstatic, jumping up and down at the sight.

Averbukh’s reaction was Rains’ and Fallon’s main goal for the garden’s impact on the students.

“I’d like them to slow down and actually see the process of growing, and understand that it takes a long time to produce something fully mature. Kids now just get very used to instantaneous things. I’d like to see them have a long-term desire to grow things, no matter what it may be. It’s important to always have to care for something,” said Rains.

Locals in the community take Students enjoy their watermelon, produced straight from the CMS part in this school-wide event as well.

Learn and Serve Garden, during lunch.

Farmer Billy, a Roswell native, regularly come in to help the students.

“Someone like him, who has been in Roswell their whole life and witnessed how kids have gone from being second or third to eat. The differences in backgrounds of the students generation farmers to not wanting anything to do with dissolve when they come into the garden. Rains and Fallon hope the students will take the experience with it, sees how they just quickly sell their land to housthem throughout their lives. ing developments. If we could just get a little of the Rains also noted how the garden could be positive passion he has to the kids, then we’ve done a good for the entire school. thing,” said Rains.

“There’s so many lesson plans the teachers could Rains and Fallon say they believe that food is the get out of using the garden as a resource. It’s a matter one things that unifies every kid, as well as every of just doing it,” Rains said. person in general, making the point that we all have

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Cambridge wins third straight game

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MILTON, Ga. — A hint of fall was in the air Friday Oct. 14 at Cambridge High School, and, along with it, the hint of the playoffs loomed for the Bears.

Cambridge inched its way closer to that goal with a resounding victory over rival Northview.

On Breast Cancer Awareness night, pink filled the stands and the field as students and fans winessed a mostly dominant showing by the Bears. The home team came out on top 28-7. Led by another strong outing by Kaelin Byrd, who eclipsed 1,000 yards on the ground for the season, the offense generated 233 yards rushing, 166 by Byrd.

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29-yard throw from quarterback Reid Martin tipped into the hands of receiver Cameron Moore. Martin kept his squad moving into the second quarter as sophomore receiver Ridge Polk nabbed a 34-yard strike before barreling into the end zone to give the Bears a 14-0 lead.

From there, Byrd and Moore started a ground attack that proved hard to stop. The Bears next score before the half came on a 20-yard touchdown run from Martin.

“We still want more balance, but we also try to take what is given through the course of the game,” said Cam-

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The Northview offense was stuffed throughout the game as the Titans collected 164 yards of total offense.

The run defense was most dominant, allowing the Titans only 48 yards on the ground.

“Our defensive line did a tremendous job getting pressure on the quarterback all night, so that helps the guys in the back,” Bennett said. “Our defensive backs did a better job with only one major breakdown in coverage.”

Both offenses mostly stalled up

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until the fourth quarter when Byrd put the game away for good with a 15-yard touchdown run, his 18th score on the season.

The Bears (5-3) will take a short bus ride across Georgia 400 Oct. 21 to face-off against Alpharetta High School (4-3) for the first time. The game will have playoff ramifications as the Bears and Raiders will be vying for potential positioning should they qualify.

“We have our work cut out for us this week,” Bennett said. “Alpharetta has some really good players and are well coached. It should be a great environment.”

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Johns Creek wins last-minute thriller over Alpharetta Gladiators stop Alpharetta inside 10-yard line with seconds left

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —Just two weeks after losing a heartbreaker to Cambridge on a last-second field goal, it was Johns Creek’s turn to celebrate a thrilling win last Friday.

Johns Creek head coach Matt Kemper said his team committed a bevy of mistakes, yet the Gladiators (6-2, 5-1) were still able to get a 20-14 win over Alpharetta (4-3, 3-2) — thanks to lategame heroics from the defense — in a game with huge implications in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings.

“We had just about every mistake that you can have, but they kept fighting and kept believing,” Kemper said.

The mistakes Johns Creek made included having a punt blocked, a missed

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Alpharetta quarterback Matthew Downing was 19-30 passing in a 2014 loss to Johns Creek.

field goal, two personal foul calls that kept Alpharetta drives alive and two turnovers, including an interception in the end zone. However, Johns Creek showed resilience and walked away with a crucial win, Kemper said.

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Johns Creek’s Nick Lancaster (26) and Alex Rockas (63) make a tackle. Johns Creek’s defense held Alpharetta to 250 total yards.

With just under three minutes remaining in the game, Johns Creek led 20-14 when Alpharetta took over offensively from the Gladiators’ 40 yard line.

With just over a minute remaining, Alpharetta had driven to the Johns Creek 12 yard line, but the Gladiator defense stepped up for a crucial stand with their backs against the wall.

Three straight rushes with just eight yards to show for it set up the Raiders with a fourth-and-2 from the 5 yard line. Alpharetta stopped the clock with a timeout with 10 seconds left.

On the ensuing fourth down play, with each team having the chance to earn the victory deciding the outcome, Johns Creek’s Cole Neuber stepped up to earn his right to be the big man on campus this week.

Neuber blitzed through the Alpharetta line and batted down Downing’s pass, sealing the win for Johns Creek with just four ticks left on the clock.

“Our strength of our program is our defense,” said Kemper. “They fly around, make plays, are very stringent, and it’s a lot of fun to watch them. We said in pregame the thing that this team does well is to focus on us, not our opponent. They’ll go out and we will do what we do best.”

Johns Creek’s defense held Alpharetta to 250 total yards, forced three sacks and held Alpharetta to 3-18 on third down conversions.

Alpharetta’s Downing was 19-31 passing for 149 yards, with Ellis Merriweather leading rushers with 60 yards on 18 carries.

Johns Creek’s offense compiled 362 total yards, 253 passing and 99 rushing, on 50 plays.

Quarterback Zach Gibson was 13-

19 for 201 yards. Matt Kriteman’s lone pass went for 62 yards and a touchdown on a trick play.

Matthew Taylor added 113 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Johns Creek was first on the scoreboard halfway through the first quarter when Jack Friant made a 34-yard field goal after a fantastic one-handed catch

by Thomas Tremble kept the drive alive.

After Johns Creek’s defense forced a quick three-and-out, the offense extended the lead to 10-0 on a 29-yard touchdown rush from Taylor on the ensuing drive.

Midway through the second quarter, a trick play from Johns Creek allowed the Gladiators to open a 17-0 lead.

On a jet sweep, Gibson pitched the ball to Matt Kriteman who passed to a wide-open Zach Williams who hauled in the pass and waltzed into the end zone on the 62-yard touchdown.

Alpharetta would cut the lead to 17-14 with a 22-yard scramble for a touchdown by Downing and a two-yard Merriweather rushing touchdown on fourth and goal.

Another Jack Friant field goal, this time from 48 yards, with 17 seconds left in the third quarter would be the final score of the game.

Johns Creek remained atop the Region 7-AAAAAA standings with the win, and will face North Atlanta and Dunwoody, two teams at the bottom of the region standings, in its final two games.

Johns Creek will be seeking a region championship just two years removed from a 1-19 record from 2013-14.

Alpharetta has three games remaining, including Cambridge this week, followed by Dunwoody and Chattahoochee.

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Local softball teams advance to second round of playoffs Lambert, Cambridge advance with blowout wins

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. -- Last week saw the first round of the state softball playoffs with nine schools from North Fulton and Forsyth County competing in four classifications. Lambert, Cambridge and South Forsyth all advanced to the second round, which begin this week, with blowout wins.

In Class 7A, all four Forsyth teams of Region 5-AAAAAAA made playoff appearances, and after the first round, three advanced.

Lambert entered the playoffs 21-3 overall and claimed the Region 5-AAAAAAA championship with a 15-0 record in region play. The Longhorns hosted Lakeside DeKalb and dominated both games to win their first playoff series since 2013.

Kassidy Krupit and Marissa Guimbarda both pitched complete games for the Longhorns who gave up just two hits throughout the two mercy

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-rule shortened games. Krupit threw a no-hitter in four innings in Game 1 and Guimbarda allowed just two hits in Game 2.

The Longhorns offense had 29 hits, three home-runs over the two games, including an 11-run second inning in Game 2.

Lambert will host Hillgrove this Wednesday in the second round.

After a trip to the Elite 8 last season, South Forsyth also advanced to the second round after not allowing Norcross a single hit in two games.

The War Eagles outscored Norcross 24-0 as Katherine Huey threw a no-hitter in Game 1, and Huey and Emily Harris had a combined no-hitter in Game 2 as South’s bats cracked all night.

South will take on the Region 3-AAAAAAA champions Kennesaw Mountain in the second round.

West Forsyth needed three games to take down Brookwood in the first round, shutting out the Broncos in

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Softball playoff scores (first round) Game 1- L ambert 14, Lakeside Dekalb 0 Game 2- L ambert 13, Lakeside Dekalb 0

Game 1- P arkview 7, North Forsyth 3 Game 2- Parkview 13, North Forsyth 1

Game 1- C ambridge 15, Douglas Co. 0 Game 2- C ambridge 13, Douglas Co. 0

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West will take on Region 1 champions Lowndes in the second round.

In 27 games, Region 7-AAAAAA champion Cambridge has outscored opponents 225-32. The Bears kept this dominance rolling in the first round with two mercy-rule wins over Douglas County.

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Also in Class 6A, Chattahoochee compiled its first winning season and first playoff appearance under first year head coach Jeff Aiken. However, Hooch fell in three games to Northgate to end its season.

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Alpharetta’s John Hanrahan: World champion

Local wrestler wins international title in Poland

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- In 1976, 16-yearold John Hanrahan visited Poland for the first time as a junior national wrestler to compete in an international wrestling tournament. The country, then called the Polish People’s Republic, was under the grip of Soviet communism, and the young Hanrahan received his first taste of international competition as he and his fellow American teammates were instructed on how to conduct themselves in the communist country.

Forty years later, Hanrahan returns from another trip to Poland, now a democratic nation, with the title of world champion.

Alpharetta’s Hanrahan won gold in the 85 Kg division at the United Word Wrestling (UWW) Freestyle Veterans World Championships held in Walbrych, Poland on Oct. 7-9, completing a four match sweep and outscoring his opponents 27-0, including two wins over former world champions.

Hanrahan said the title of world

North Fulton and Forsyth County residents, from left Dan Studenic, Dean Barnard, John Hanrahan, Eric Cluck and Ed Paladino competed at the UWW World Championships.

Alpharetta’s John Hanrahan captured gold in the UWW World Championships in Poland Oct. 7-9. champion is the “culmination of a lot of hard work and dedication.”

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With veteran wrestlers, all over the age of 35 representing 35 countries, the competition level was high at the tournament, and Hanrahan said his accomplishment of a world championship makes the title that much more meaningful.

“It’s the highest level in the sport,” he said. “Getting through the competition without being scored on with this level of competition is something I’m very proud of.”

After opening the tournament with a win in his first match, Hanrahan defeated a former Hungarian world champion in his second match, but was nearly disqualified before the match began.

Hanrahan said he was taking in fresh air and fluids after his first match when he heard his name called over the loudspeakers being called for the next match. Hanrahan said he had to hustle down to the stage and change his singlet to the proper color. In the melee, Hanrahan was just seconds away from being disqualified.

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“Because I wasn’t able to prepare for the match like I normally would have, it kept me loose and that remained for the rest of the tournament.”

After defeating one former world champion, Hanrahan faced the 10time world champion Willem Putter of South Africa in the gold medal match, a match he’d trained six months to enter.

“I had a sense that it would come down to Putter and me,” Hanrahan said. “I had been game-planning my match against him for six months.”

“I’ve competed internationally for a while, and a lot of us have never seen him lose. He’s always the talk of the tournament and people talk about him as if he walks on water, so it made it just that much more of a challenge and that much more exciting to compete against him in a gold medal match.”

Hanrahan’s strategy was to open up Putter’s strong, defensive-minded style.

He did so through the match, earning himself the title of world champion with a 2-0 victory over the 10-time champion.

Hanrahan said he hopes to use his title to help inspire the next generation of wrestlers through his Alpharetta-based company, www.privatetraining.com, and to continue to maintain a high-level of training to defend his title at the world championships in Bulgaria next year.

Along with Hanrahan, three other local wrestlers from North Fulton and Forsyth County, dubbed the “Atlanta Five,” competed in the event.

Alpharetta’s Ed Paladino took silver in the 69 Kg division, Dan Studenic placed fourth in the 69 Kg division and Dean Barnard of Cumming took fourth in the 85 Kg division.

Eric Cluck was unable to compete due to medical reasons.

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Alpharetta Rotary donates to Homestretch ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The rotary club recently donated $7,500 to HomeStretch and helped complete three projects in support of their work for the North Fulton Community.

The projects helped provide homeless families with safe, stable housing.

On Sept. 20 and 22, Rotarians painted the interior of an apartment, and on the 24, Rotarians cleaned the inside and outside of the apartment to prepare the building for a new family.

President of Alpharetta Rotary, Jason Binder stated, “Our club is very

proud to support HomeStretch not only with money, but with fellow Rotarians participating together to make sure an apartment is clean and freshly painted and ready for a new family to move in soon. HomeStretch provides valuable services and support to members of the community and on behalf of Alpharetta Rotarians, I look forward to our continued work with Homestretch in the coming years.”

To learn more about Homestretch and to get involved, visit homestretch. org.

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Berlyoung-Todd Scott and Kate Berlyoung are happy to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, April Szakal Berlyoung, to Daulton Hunter Todd on October 22nd, 2016. Hunter and April grew up and met each other in Alpharetta, GA and they now reside in Pittsburgh, PA. April’s parents are Scott and Kate Berlyoung, of Alpharetta, GA. Hunter’s parents are Anne and Dave Weathers of Gainesville, GA, and Dr. Daulton Todd Jr. and Tammy Hoffritz of Cumming, GA. The bride’s paternal grandparents are Jerry and Esther Berlyoung, of Navarre, OH. Her maternal grandparents are John Szakal (2016) and Mary Szakal (2012) of Cleveland, OH. The groom’s paternal grandparents are Daulton Todd Sr. (1980) and Francis Todd (1999), of Alpharetta, GA. His maternal grandparents are Ralph and Nelda Berry, of Alpharetta.

The bride, April, is a PhD student in chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Georgia Southern University (GSU).

The groom, Hunter, is a recent Master of Music Performance graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. He is applying for further study in the Pittsburgh area, to begin in the fall of 2017.

Hunter holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from The University of Georgia (UGA).

The couple will be wed at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church in Alpharetta, GA. The wedding service will be officiated by the Reverend Elaine Tullis, who recently retired and moved from Navarre, OH to Windham, ME. Hunter and April met Rev. Tullis through April’s grandparents Jerry and Esther Berlyoung, and attended many services at Tullis’ previous church, St. Paul United Church of Christ, in Navarre. April’s Maids of Honor are Michelle Berlyoung, April’s sister, and Emily Woodward, a lifelong friend from GSU. Bridesmaids include MacyAnn Holland and Elizabeth Woehrel, April’s close college friends and roommates. Hunter’s Best Man is Greg Miller, who attended high school and UGA with Hunter. Groomsman include Andrew Hoffritz, Hunter’s step brother, Nathan Hudson, a fellow musician and friend since middle school, and Daniel Martinec, a friend from the School of Music at UGA. Hunter and April intend to honeymoon in Yosemite, California, and they will continue to live in Pittsburgh, PA post-nuptials.

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FCS remains unbeaten, Johns Creek denies Alpharetta late comeback

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com

Roswell 55 Walton 10 Roswell remained unbeaten this season and improved to 2-0 in region play with a blowout win over Walton. Roswell quarterback Malik Willis was 15-20 passing with 210 yards and three touchdowns, while Sheldon Evans rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns. Roswell’s defense had another strong showing, limiting the Raiders to just 10 points. Roswell’s defense has given up an average of just six points per game through seven games.

West Forsyth 24 Forsyth Central 7 For a second straight week, Forsyth Central standout running back Sabrian Howard was held to under 60 yards rushing as West held the Bulldogs to just over 150 total yards of offense. Though West compiled over 500 yards of offense, three interceptions and 12 penalties against the Wolverines kept the game close. West improved to 2-0 in region play with the win.

down in the Knights’ blowout win.

Region 7-AAAAAA standings Johns Creek Centennial Cambridge Alpharetta Chattahoochee Pope Northview Dunwoody N. Atlanta

(6-2, 5-1) (6-2, 5-1) (5-3, 5-1) (4-3, 3-2) (3-4. 2-3) (2-5, 2-3) (1-6, 1-4) (2-5, 1-4) (1-6, 0-5)

Blessed Trinity 42 Chestatee 6

Region 6-A subregion B standings Fellowship Chr.(7-0, 5-0) Mt. Paran (6-1, 4-1) Mt. Pisgah (5-1, 4-1) Pinecrest (4-3, 3-2) King’s Ridge (4-3, 2-3) Whitefield (2-5, 1-4) Walker (1-6, 1-4) St. Francis (1-6, 0-5) JOE PARKER/HERALD

tying drive with two minutes remaining but failed to convert a fourth-and-15 on its own 15 yard line.

Johns Creek intercepts the ball to seal the win. would run away with the game in the second half. The Knights are now in a three-way tie atop the region standings with the Knights, Johns Creek and Cambridge at 4-1.

South Forsyth 35 Milton 14

South Forsyth used big plays from Davis Shanley and Ryan Pontrelli to improve to 1-1 in region play with a win over Milton. South quarterback Shanley scored on a 46-yard rush, connected with Ryan Pontrelli on a 38-yard touchdown pass, and Pontrelli returned a Milton onside kick for a touchdown.

Jared Honey added two touchdowns on rushes of one and four yards for South.

Lambert 48 North Forsyth 40

Johns Creek 20, Alpharetta 14

Lambert trailed by 13 at the half and by 6 entering the final quarter but would outscore North 14-0 in the fourth to improve to 2-0 in region play.

A 13-yard pass from Richie Kenney to Tyler Gillis put the Longhorns ahead 41-40 in the fourth before a Justin Bruno touchdown extended the lead to 48-40 with eight minutes left. North took over the ball for a potential game-

Trailing 20-14 with 10 seconds left, Alpharetta had a chance to win the game as they set up for a fourth and two on Johns Creek’s five yard line. However, the Gladiators’ Cole Neuber batted down Matthew Downing’s pass to seal the win for Johns Creek with just four seconds remaining. Zach Gibson passed for 201 yards and Johns Creek’s defense held Alpharetta to 250 total yards in the win.

Cambridge 28 Northview 7 Cambridge won its third straight game and improved to 5-1 in Region 7-AAAAAA competition with a win over Northview, which lost its sixth game of the season. Kaelin Byrd rushed for 166 of the Bears’ 233 ground yards. Bears’ quarterback Reed Martin was 8-15 passing for 135 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Reed also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.

BT dominated Chestatee to improve to 2-0 in region play as the Titans compiled 269 yards rushing, while its defense forced three turnovers and held Chestatee to 2-14 on third-down conversions. Steele Chambers rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and Drew Nichols and Elijah Green combined for 113 yards and two touchdowns.

BT led 42-0 before Chestatee’s lone, fourth-quarter touchdown.

Fellowship Christian 42 Pinecrest 28 FCS remained unbeaten (7-0) with a win over last year’s Region 6-A champions, Pinecrest Academy. FCS broke a 14-14 tie in the final minute of the second half and never relinquished the lead.

Pinecrest cut the lead to 35-28 early in the fourth, but FCS responded with another touchdown less than two minutes later and would go on to win by 14, and remain atop the Region 6-A subregion B standings.

King’s Ridge 22 St. Francis 6 Centennial 55 North Atlanta 7 Centennial dominated lowly North Atlanta to remain tied atop the Region 7-AAAAAA standings. Cal Dickie scored three touchdowns, Tyreke Smith scored two rushing touchdowns and Austin Williams returned a kickoff for a touch-

King’s Ridge used two second-half touchdowns to secure its win over St. Francis in Region 6-A subregion B play.

King’s Ridge held a 7-6 lead after the first quarter, and that score would hold until scores from the Tigers’ Lawson Hill and Dwight Allen put the game out of reach for the Knights in the second half.

King’s Ridge improved to 2-3 in region play, while St. Francis is 0-5 and will take on the two talented teams of Mt. Paran and Pinecrest Academy in its next two games.

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Parking: Continued from Page 4 four-story office and restaurant building near the proposed Roswell Street parking deck, said downtown business owners feel Site A provides visitors with quick and easy access to shops. The Milton Avenue site would add walking distance that could dissuade visitors’ inclination to shop, he said,.

Those views are backed up in a recent survey the city conducted among downtown business and property owners. Alpharetta Economic Development Director Peter Tokar interviewed

14 business owners in the downtown district and found sentiment strongly in favor of the Roswell Street site.

The results showed 11 favored Site A; four favored Site D; and one favored Site C, which was a site proposed earlier just to the north and west of Site A but is apparently no longer in contention. The business owners were not named, but in a memo to the City Council, Tokar related the following comments: • “People are lazy; they don’t want to walk far to get to the stores. They already complain about having to walk from the deck across the street.”

• “It’s all about convenience. Site A is the most convenient site for our

customers.”

•“We are already losing business because of the lack of parking. Putting more parking farther away won’t help.”

• “Deck across the street is already too far away.”

• “If customers can’t easily get to our stores, it won’t matter where you put the parking, because there will be no businesses to go to.”

• “It is critical that the parking be right behind us.”

• “Putting the deck down the road (referring to Site D) will potentially hurt our business I believe, but I am not sure.”

Tokar said he spoke to 11 businesses on both sides of Main Street

from Smokejack at the south end, north to Milton Avenue. He also spoke with several businesses on Milton Avenue. Many of the businesses were hesitant to speak out publicly, he said.

“They didn’t want to go on record with which option they favored,” Tokar said. “They certainly had an opinion about where they would like to see the parking deck. But unfortunately, they’re facing a situation where their support for whichever site could potentially negatively affect their customer base.”

The city has not speculated when a final plan for the sites will be rendered and when the issue will be brought back before the council.

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 3, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, November 14, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. Z-16-13/CU-16-20/V-16-27 Perling/13 South Main Street/DT-MU Consideration of a request to rezone 12.913 acres from C-2 (General Commercial) to DT-MU (Downtown Mixed-Use) in order to develop 36,000 square feet of retail/restaurant use 60,500 square feet of brewery, 30,000 square feet of office use, 64 ‘For-Sale’ townhome units, 50 ‘For-Sale’ condominium units and 200 ‘For-Rent’ residential units. A conditional use is requested to allow ‘For-Rent’ residential use and to allow a residential density of 24.317 dwelling units per acre.

A variance is requested from UDC Section 2.7.0(b) to delete the requirement for an on-site neighborhood grocery, as well as variances from UDC Appendix A, Alpharetta Downtown Code to increase the allowable height, allow a different architectural style, increase the maximum building setback, and increase the maximum façade length. The property is located at 13 South Main Street and is legally described as Land Lots 693, 694, 695, and 696, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. MP-16-13/Z-16-11/CU-16-19/V-16-25 TPA Fuqua Development/Peridot Consideration of a request to amend the Peridot (A.K.A. MetLife) Master Plan to allow 430 ‘For-Rent’ residential units, 70 ‘For-Sale’ townhome units, 51,200 square feet of retail/restaurant use, 664,400 square feet of office use, and up to a 200-room hotel. The master plan amendment also includes changes to previous conditions of zoning. A rezoning is requested on 15.51 acres from O-I (Office-Institutional) to MU (Mixed-Use) and conditional uses to allow ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’ use and a bank or savings and loan use. A variance is requested to eliminate the requirement for retail under ‘For-Rent’ residential use on 2 sides of each ‘ForRent’ building. The property is located on the west side of Haynes Bridge Road south of Lakeview Parkway and is legally described as Land Lots 744, 745, 752, and 753, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. MP-16-12/CLUP-16-08 Cousins Westside Pod F Consideration of a request to amend the Cousins Westside Master Plan Pod F to add ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Sale’ Detached’ and ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Sale’ Attached’ to the list of permitted uses in order to develop a gated community including 36 single-family detached homes, 33 townhomes, 20 manor home units, and a 6.0-acre public park on 19.87 acres. The master plan amendment also includes changes to previous conditions of zoning. A Comprehensive Land Use Plan amendment is requested from ‘Corporate Campus Office’ to ‘High Density Residential’. The property is located between Westside Parkway and Encore Parkway, just west of Maxwell Road and is legally described as Land Lots 651, 652, 689, and 690, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. PH-16-12 Tree and Landscape Ordinance Amendments Consideration of text amendments to the UDC to consolidate landscape and tree requirements into one location within the UDC, clarify and simplify certain requirements to provide for ease of use and implementation, and provide incentives and options to save trees during land development. e. PH-16-08 Unified Development Code - Text Amendments (City Council Only) Consideration of text amendments to the Unified Development Code including Spa Services, North Point Activity Center Guidelines, as well as other amendments.

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 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Actor John Schneider brings film festival to ‘burbs Now writer/director & filmmaker promotes independent films in movie house near you

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Georgia-born actor, writer and director John Schneider is coming home again, and he is bringing some 20 films from around the world – and yes, he appears in one.

Schneider, who burst on the scene SCHNEIDER in 1979 as one of the young co-stars of the TV comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard” and has gone to work as actor, screenwriter and director, now has built the 58-acre John Schneider Studios in Baton Rouge, La. With his partner producer Alicia Allain, they are doing what filmmakers do; take their films to a film festival.

“Only we don’t go to Cannes and wait for the people to come to us. We take the films to the people,” Schneider said.

In his inaugural CineFlix Fest, he and Allain are taking some 20 films,

CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-16-AB-26 PLACE City Hall Two Park Plaza Council Chambers October 27, 2016 3:00 P.M. PURPOSE Consumption on Premises Liquor, Beer & Wine Sunday Sales APPLICANT Feng’s House, Inc. d/b/a Lobster House 10890 Haynes Bridge Road Alpharetta, Ga. 30022 Owner Feng’s House, Inc. Registered Agent Yi Feng Ou

CineFlix Fest What: John Schneider Studios & Maven Entertainment, 20-plus indie films When: Oct. 24-27, Mon.-Thurs.

Where: Movie Tavern Roswell, 4651Woodstock Rd., Roswell, at Sandy Plains Village More Info: Go to movietavern. com/sandyplains from shorts to full-length, across eight states in the Southeast. Roswell is the only stop in Georgia.

Schneider said he was always interested in films as a youngster. He even wangled his way onto the set of “Smokey and the Bandit” when they were filming along Ga. 400 and got cast as an extra.

“But I was one of those kids with a Super8 in his hand or a VHR. I got my first chance to direct on an episode of ‘Dukes.’ But I was working too much as an actor when I was younger to starve as a filmmaker,” he said.

“But after 50, it is time to do what you love. Being a filmmaker and a storyteller, I wanted to create the atmosphere where filmmakers could show

their films and get the feedback of a live audience.”

That’s what Hollywood did in the old days – take a film on the road to get the audience reactions.

Sometimes studios would go back and recut the film, make a few changes and presto: a film classic. “Gone with the Wind” was given such a sneak preview. The audience’s reaction? Don’t change a thing.

Schneider invited new filmmakers to send in films to participate, and after vetting them, has taken around 20 on the road. They include shorts, social media as well as features.

One film, “Inadmissible,” is written, directed and stars Schneider in which he plays a “Dirty Harry” type of prosecutor who doesn’t exactly play by the rules to put the bad guys away.

But Schneider said the main point of the film festival is to give indies the chance to market their films directly to audiences. The filmmakers get a percentage of the box office which gives them an incentive to participate as well.

In addition to bringing an eclectic group of films on the road from shorts to features, Schneider says he is very pleased that many of the films come from all over the world – London, Poland, Mexico, Japan as well as the United States.

“I have been really pleased given this is the festival’s first year,” he said.

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Steve Olesnevich, left, receives his certificate as an Outstanding Georgia Citizen from fellow American Legion member Roger Wise Monday at Alpharetta’s City Hall.

Officials recognize Alpharetta Legionnaire for work to support troops NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Steve Olesnevich was recognized Oct. 17 for his volunteer work with American Legion Post 201 to supply CARE packages to members of the U.S. Armed Services.

At a ceremony Monday evening at Alpharetta City Hall, Olesnevich was honored by the mayor and City Council for his work.

Post member Roger Wise said Olesnevich was tireless in his efforts, shipping more than 10,000 care pack-

Arrests: Continued from Page 2 and speeding. ►► Keith Aaron Mele, 30, of River Landing Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 29 on Norcross Street in Roswell

ages to troops.

“He organized this, and he raises the money for it,” Wise said. “Kids bring him candy that they get for Halloween because they know what he’s doing.”

The ceremony included a letter from Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp naming Olesnevich an “Outstanding Georgia Citizen.”

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for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

►► John Michael Dixon, 24, of Morning

Mountain Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 1 on Mansell Road in Roswell for DUI. ►► Daniel Paz Castillo, 22, of Parkmont Drive, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 9 on New Providence Road in Milton for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

and identity fraud after attempting to purchase a $1,000 iPad and two new iPhone 7s worth $750 each.

A Verizon Wireless store employee at the Northpoint Parkway location said they became suspicious of the woman, 39-year-old Adria Rincon, when she offered to pay in cash and handed over an Ohio driver’s license. Rincon wanted to purchase the phones and iPad by adding new lines to an existing account.

The employee contacted the account holder, who still lived in Ohio.

When police arrived, Rincon attempted to identify herself as the owner of the driver’s license, but she messed up the name while spelling it and could not remember the address.

6 cars damaged at repair shop ROSWELL, Ga. — A local auto repair shop contacted police Sept. 30 about criminal damage to six of the cars in their lot.

When the shop owner came in that morning, he found that several cars parked in the back of the business had been damaged suffering smashed windshields, broken windows, dented doors and dented hoods. Five of the vehicles belonged to the owner and a technician.

One belonged to a customer.

Surveillance footage showed a man

DRUG arrests ►► Darryl L. Jacocks, 32, of

Sweetwater Road, Lawrenceville, was arrested Sept. 27 on Hospital Blvd. in Roswell for possession of marijuana. ►► Carol Ann Reed, 37, of Childress

in a dark hoodie and shorts walking through the parking lot and smashing the window of one of the cars.

Woman reports alterations to her bank account JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A woman contacted Johns Creek police Oct. 7 to report fraud and abuse by computer.

The woman had received an email Sept. 19 from Suntrust Bank verifying that changes had been made to her account, including email and personal information. She had not made any changes to her account.

When the woman checked her account balance, she found that $800 was missing.

When the woman contacted her bank the same day, they informed her that her address had been changed to one in Atlanta. Her phone number and email address were also altered.

A representative at the bank provided police with all of the information about the incident, including the IP address of the suspect’s computer.

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Drive, Atlanta, was arrested Sept. 30 on Alpharetta Highway in Roswell for possession of marijuana. ►► Andre Julian Mejia, 24, of Wayside Drive, Lawrenceville, was arrested Oct. 8 on Parsons Raod in Johns Creek for possession of marijuana.

DEATH NOTICES Walter C. Austin, Jr., 90, of Alpharetta, passed away October 3, 2016.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Anna Buro, 92, of Alpharetta, passed away September 30, 2016. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Jesse Clifford Hawkins, 35, of Cumming, passed away October 10, 2016. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Peter Roberts Madden, 67, of Gainesville, passed away October 11, 2016. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Genevieve Sophie Shumann Blume, of Alpharetta, passed away October 11, 2016. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Jesse R. Davis, Jr., 80, of Alpharetta, passed away September 28, 2016.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Jimmy Scott Hendrix, 52, of Cumming, passed away October 6, 2016.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Laura M. Perry, 87, of Cumming, passed away October 5, 2016. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Stephanie R. Kirkley, 44, of Roswell, passed away October 1, 2016.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Howard Philip Thrower, 59, of Cumming, passed away October 11, 2016.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Louise R. Edmonds, 87, of Johns Creek, passed away September 27, 2016.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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Rotary clubs partner to provide grant toward Ecuadorian healthcare ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Rotary Club of Alpharetta is partnering with Rotary District 6900 in Georgia and the Quevado Rotary Club in Ecuador to put together a grant of $62,250 for the improvement of neonatal healthcare in Quevedo, Ecuador.

The grant will be put towards providing neonatal equipment to the Pedro Martinelli Navas maternity hospital. Alpharetta Rotary is donating $13,500 and the Rotary District 6900 in Georgia is matching the donation with $13,500. The Ecuador Rotary Club and District is donating $4,500 and the Rotary Foundation is contributing $30,750. These donations will

make it possible to provide essential medical equipment to the hospital.

The goal of this international project is to reduce neonatal mortality levels in low-resource populations by helping to avoid complications like hypoxia and asphyxia. The hope is that in Quevedo, where there are over 70,000 inhabitants in the San Camilo parish alone, children and newborns needing this equipment will receive the care necessary to save their lives. By providing medical equipment to doctors in Ecuador, the Rotary Club hopes to make a difference in the number of infants who can survive these

serious conditions that can lead to permanent brain damage or death.

President of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta, Jason Binder, is looking forward to the grant. “Alpharetta Rotary is excited to participate in this Global Grant opportunity in Quevedo, Ecuador. We are proud to do our part to in furthering Rotary’s area of focus of child and maternal health. My wife and I are expecting a child in December; personally, it means a great deal to me to help another community make that wonderful life event a joyous and healthy experience,” said Binder.

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