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sconced in a vibrant city of 80,000-plus. The Standard Club was founded as the Jewish club of Atlanta in response to the “restricted “clubs of that era. Today, it is a golf, tennis, swim and social club open to all. Standard Club Vice President Paul Schwartz said the club’s first-class amenities
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Four years into the five-year Strategic Plan, the Fulton School System is seeing the benefits of new programs and processes to raise achievement and prepare students for life beyond high school. But challenges remain, say school leaders, in a system with increasing poverty and persistent academic concerns in some areas despite overall progress. During its State of Our Schools event on Oct. 22, interim Superintendent Ken Zeff provided an overview of the system, focusing much attention on the Strategic Plan progress. “[We are] all focused on a mission, and on a set of values and goals,” said Zeff, who took office in June. “This is who we are … this is our North Star.” He pointed to the three pillars of the plan: 90 percent graduation rate, 85 percent of graduates being college ready, and 100 percent of graduates career ready. Ambitious goals, said Zeff,
but he noted the system is on track to hit those marks. He pointed to Fulton’s graduation rate last year of nearly 79 percent, which ZEFF is the highest rate among metro area school systems. “The good news is that you are seeing [increasing graduation rates] in every student population, including economically disadvantaged, [ethnic], and English-language learners,” said Zeff. Rising scores on the Advanced Placement and college prep exams (SAT and ACT) also show the goal of 85 percent of graduates being college ready is attainable. The goal of 100 percent of students being career ready is harder to quantify, but the system is investing heavily in career and technical education options at the high school level, and putting more emphasis on the hard skills needed
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Man drops cocaine employees blow whistle MILTON, Ga. – A Canton man is suspected of possessing drugs after he allegedly dropped a baggie of cocaine on the floor of a bank. Employees of the Suntrust Bank at Birmingham Road told police Oct. 23 that a customer came into the bank to make a withdrawal. While he waited in line, a small baggie fell out of his pocket onto the floor. Only after he left did employees go to pick up the baggie and realize it contained suspected crack cocaine. The suspect, a 42-year-old Canton man, was a regular customer of the bank whom the teller knew by name.
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clothing and then leave the store. Lossprevention workers caught up with Harvey and asked her to stop. Instead she allegedly began running and fighting with them. While the employees were fighting with Harvey, another woman, Charlet A. Dale Johnson, 22, of Stone Mountain, came up and allegedly joined in on the fight. When police arrived, four employees were engaged with the two women, who were allegedly punching and spitting. The suspects allegedly refused to comply with police commands to stop fighting and only submitted once a Taser was drawn. Both Harvey and Johnson were charged with assault, battery, shoplifting and resisting arrest.
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What causes cataracts? All people develop cataracts if they live long enough, due to natural wear and tear on the proteins making up the lens. There are, however, factors thought to accelerate this process. These include exposure to UV light, smoking, and diabetes. To slow the progression of cataracts, do not smoke and wear UV blocking sunglasses when outside.
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activities such as reading, watching television, or driving. Cataract surgery very successful, but like all surgeries has risks. Your eye doctor will discuss the risks, benefits, and alternatives of cataract surgery with you. What are some of the new technologies available to cataract patients? Some of the most exciting progress in cataract surgery recently has been the development of advanced technology intraocular lenses which help patients minimize dependence on glasses. Approximately 1/3 of the population has astigmatism that blurs the vision, requiring glasses for correction. Advanced technology lenses can often correct astigmatism inside the eye, enabling patients to have clear distance vision. Another type of advanced technology lens, called a multifocal lens can often help cataract patients see more clearly both at near and at distance after surgery. Your eye doctor can discuss if you would be a candidate for these technologies. Dr. Cameron Johnson is a board-certified ophthalmologist with Milan Eye Center, located in Canton. (678)381-2020, MilanEyeCenter.com
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Johns Creek has tools to be great city Quest for economic growth city has more pluses than minuses By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The city has a brand-new economic development plan and some brand-new City Council members, but there is still much to do. Assistant City Manager Justin Kirouac cautions that no plan has been adopted and any plan will receive a lot of council scrutiny as well as a lot of community input that has yet to be heard. But one of the city’s economic development consultants says that, while Johns Creek does not have all the moving parts yet for a bustling economy, in terms of the intangibles – the things that are most difficult to make happen – they are already here. Mary Jane Stanley, a certified economic developer with the city’s consulting company Strategic Planning Group Inc., says Johns Creek should be proactively elevating its business community. It is miles ahead of most communities in the quality of life sector. “Johns Creek has such a high quality of life with the school system, the educational attainment – and not just the students. Over 60 percent of the adult residents have a bachelor’s degree. That’s really, really high,” Stanley said. She ticks off what the city has: good schools, outstanding housing, educated populace, trained workforce. So what else
is a large company looking for in a community? A large slice of that something has to do with the arts and entertainment. “Johns Creek is already ahead of the game. The city has a professional symphony. It just doesn’t have a home as far as a place to perform. “You’re also looking at the Johns Creek Arts Center, which I’m told is in very limited space, yet they offer a lot of services. In a lot of communities we work in, we don’t find the quality of life we find here in Johns Creek,” Stanley said. So Johns Creek has these big plusses going for it. Since it already has a reputation for the arts, how does the city take it one more step, Stanley asked. “But you have an arts and culture board, so you are addressing that,” she said. Since that interview, the city has already taken steps to have six major art sculptures placed around Johns Creek on loan. The Johns Creek Arts Center has several major art shows annually that no other city in the area comes close to duplicating. “What a city looks for is how to stand out – how to separate itself from the surrounding cities. Johns Creek does not have a shopping mall. It does not have the land for another Forum. And if it did, it is already in the center of seven regional shopping malls,” Stanley said.
Economic development is baby steps, really, to get to the final product. And you never really reach that point, because it is always evolving. But you never get to the final product.” MARY JANE STANLEY, CECD Economic Development Consultant
One of the things that bounced up to Strategic Planning Group was the arts and culture that is already here. “Our suggestion is to give it more exposure. That would suggest some kind of a performance center. Another client city of ours in Florida is doing a 3,500-seat performance center. That will be the ground floor of a new city hall that will occupy the second and third floors above it,” she said. That is not necessarily a solution for Johns Creek, but it is an example of the kind of thinking outside the box that could help emphasize the city’s uniqueness.
“That is what a lot of builtout cities such as Johns Creek have to do – find a solution that is unique to them.” Johns Creek is looking at creating a city center that will give the city an identity and create a sense of place. That is one idea. Asked what are some steps Johns Creek could take to clear the path for redevelopment, Stanley said the city has limited space. Therefore the city needs to clear the way of red tape. By that she meant do not weigh down the process of redevelopment with a lot of regulations on land redevelopment that could prove onerous. She also suggested working closely with existing businesses. While they are not as sexy as the new guys moving into town, expansion of existing businesses historically accounts for 80 percent of business growth in communities. “Economic development is baby steps, really, to get to the final product. And you never really reach that point, because it is always evolving. But you never get to the final product. It gets to be a matter of fine-tuning it and then deciding what the next step is. And that is where the city is, at the beginning of the process. “But at least they are asking the questions. It’s really important to ask those questions of what do we need, and what is it we could be, and how do we get there,” Stanley said.
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Wesleyan students finish coat drive NORCROSS, Ga. – Wesleyan School’s pre-first grade students just wrapped up their coat drive. The class donated 125 coats and more than 20 hats, mittens, and scarves to North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC) as part of a service project. After the students donated the coats, they received a tour of the NFCC facilities. NFCC has helped families with holiday
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my job [to fix]. Our job as a district is to fix what happens in the classroom every day.” He pointed to the charter system model, now in its fifth year in Fulton, which allows local schools to customize their programs to fit the needs of their communities. “Our communities are different, so our schools are different,” said Zeff. “Some communities rally around football on Friday night, and others rally around International Night and Drama Night. We need to celebrate that diversity because that’s what makes Fulton County great.” Zeff ended his State of the School System address with appreciation for teachers. “Forty-five percent of teachers are leaving in the first two years,” said Zeff, citing national statistics as well as Fulton. “Teaching is not for everyone but we know we need to create more support for those teachers, and we do that.” He pointed to Fulton’s teacher selection model, increased mentoring and support, in addition to the highest raise for teachers in the metro area this year. “We don’t make anything in Fulton County Schools … we don’t have a factory,” said Zeff. “All we do is find the best teachers, prepare them with the best content and support and resources, and let them change the lives of kids.”
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Team USA competes in Veteran’s World Championship MILTON, Ga. – Over 845 Veteran Division wrestlers, who are all over 35 years old, from 46 countries converged to compete in the original Olympic sport of wrestling in Athens, Greece. Among the competitors was Milton resident, John Hanrahan. At age 55, this was Hanrahan’s first entry into the Veterans World Championships. He secured wins over his opponents from Greece, Iran and Turkey before losing to four-time Olympian, Jose Betancourt of Puerto Rico. Hanrahan’s hope for a bronze medal were subsequently gone when he dropped a match where his disputed call went unchallenged for a formal review. The bronze went to an opponent Hanrahan had defeated earlier this year in Las Vegas and Hanrahan finished with an official World Rank of seventh. Three additional Atlanta-based “U.S. Wrestling Club” members took part in the Olympic event. Eric Cluck of Cumming had a first round loss to his Russian opponent.
Ed Paladino from Johns Creek, led for most of his first round against Slovakia. Dan Studenic, from Alpharetta, with a second degree adductor rupture to his left leg, suffered a devastating loss to his Russian opponent in the first round of the competition. These men are all involved in supporting and coaching youth wrestling in the North Atlanta region. Cluck is an assistant coach at Roswell High School; Ed Paladino is director of wrestling at Alpharetta high, and Hanrahan is the head wrestling coach at Mill Springs Academy. “The experience was well worth the journey,” said Hanrahan. “I’m looking forward to reflecting and sharing what I’ve learned with my [students] and the area kids who train at our US. .Wrestling Club.” Next year’s Veterans World Championships will be held in Warsaw, Poland, where the “Quest for Gold” will likely continue for these ageless warriors. —Isabelle Nguyen
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English, what a long RiShawn Biddle: Some journalists are born strange trip it’s been As a wordsmith toiling the billowing fields of the English language, I am often impressed with its variety and its precision. As Mark Twain, often called America’s greatest man of letters, remarked, “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.” Anyone who has had to write a theme for English class, a business summary, a Dear John letter or a newspaper column has struggled to find that “right word.” It often lingers out on the fringe of memory, a shade moving through the fog of ideation. Teasingly lurking at the edge of comprehension, like a face you are trying to place with a name. You know that you know the word is there, but it remains behind the veil, and, worse, you can hear it laughing. We suffer the fate of having the most mellifluous (an enchanting word) of languages. Its genesis comes from that Sceptred Isle, Great Britain, but it is by no means a pure or unadulterated language. Indeed, it is a bastard language cobbled from the many conquerors who occupied the island. The early people were Bretons, then the Celts. The Romans came for a time, followed by Germanic tribes of the Angles (Angle land left the name England), the Jutes and Saxons. Each layer of occupation left impressions on the language. Along came the Northmen from Scandinavia and then the French in 1066. The linguistic strata laid down over centuries never completely fossilized the language that came before. Rather, it bubbled and percolated, mixing the sources into a delicious roux of expressive words that in combination can deliver an infinite number of shaded and nuanced emotions and ideas. Google tells me there are around 250,000 English words in usage, or about two times that of a more contained language of, say, Spanish. Thus for a word such as “quick” we find a bevy of synonyms. Just a few include: fast, rapid, nimble, hasty, brisk, hurried, prompt, pronto, snappy, cursory, mercurial and accelerated. That’s for starters. In German you can say “schnell.” That’s it. Practical, those Germans. When they have a word that works well, they stay with it. The point is not to disparage other languages, but to
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Anyone who has had to write a theme for English class, a business summary, a Dear John letter or a newspaper column has struggled to find that “right word.” point out there are flavors and textures in English with such sensual comparisons. But, with such a plethora of verbiage available, simple everyday speech can be exhilarating. This of course is nothing new. Witness the plays of Shakespeare. He was the exemplar in the language of his time but by no means stood alone. The plays of Elizabethan England were literate, erudite and filled with poetry and imagery and wordplay. They were written for the mass audience, just as today. So they wrote for the nobility and the groundlings. So now you may rightly ask what is this essay in aid of? Well, it began as a preamble to the vicissitudes of our language in which words comfortably stabled in our vocabulary have the annoying habit of leaping the fence of meaning to take on another one altogether – even the opposite, in fact. But I have strayed too far from my course. So I will content myself with the exhibition of English as perhaps the most interesting of languages, perhaps because it has borrowed from so many. So at another time and another place I will examine some of the foibles of English language, perhaps next week.
I have been thinking about writing a column about RiShawn Biddle for a long time now. I first met him a very long time ago – in the early ’90s – when he was a young high school student who lived somewhere inside the perimeter and had an internship with us. After his internship ended, he continued working for us for a while as a stringer. He was a slight, unassuming kid who didn’t say much and, if you weren’t very observant, you probably didn’t even realize he worked at the paper with us. He kept his head down and just cranked out clean, accurate copy. He initially covered the crime beat for us and then later would cover anything we sent his way. He never complained or questioned the assignment other than to possibly ask if we had anything else that he could work on. He didn’t drive the proverbial late-model BMW nor did an alpha helicopter mom drop him off and pick him up. In fact, he didn’t have a car at all. He had no money. He had very little of anything except a burning desire to be a journalist. He didn’t have enough sense to realize that he didn’t have much of a chance in the journalism world – or just about any other world at the time for a poor young kid from the other side of the tracks. But he showed up every day and wrote his stories. He took a bus from somewhere in Sandy Springs or possibly closer to Midtown, I’m not sure exactly where. He rode that bus to Alpharetta, but I recall the service was sporadic at the time and I believe stopped several miles from our office. So from the bus stop, he would walk first to the Alpharetta Police Station to get material for his stories. Then he walked a few more miles up the road to our office to write them. He would leave late I remember – often after dark – on foot, heading back to the bus stop a few miles away, and then take the bus back home. I kept thinking that it would be too much for him, but he never failed to show up or get his stories in on time. I found out later that we were not the only paper for which he worked. He was doing much the same work at the Dunwoody Crier for Dick Williams – on foot – after school, and by bus. Every day. I never forgot RiShawn Biddle. One day he gave us his two weeks’ notice and then departed for parts un-
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He was a slight, unassuming kid who didn’t say much and, if you weren’t very observant, you probably didn’t even realize he worked at the paper with us. He kept his head down and just cranked out clean, accurate copy. known. For a while he would sporadically contact our editor, Hatcher Hurd, but after a while even that contact stopped. Then one day, years later, he called me out of the blue. He told me he was working a business beat for Forbes magazine. He sounded animated — engaged and excited — something I didn’t recall from before. I also detected a sense of accomplishment in his voice, and maybe surprise at his own success. He had traveled a lot of miles on his own against incredibly long odds, powered simply by a passion and a gritty determination that would not yield. And judging from the tone of his voice, the distance had not the least bit slowed him down, and the best was still yet to come. I believe that first time he called me he was living in California or possibly Chicago, and I vividly recall thinking that was a very long way from home for a kid who, for some reason, was frozen in my memory. I always would think of him as that naive youngster navigating unknown waters and arriving and departing from work in Keds. “I’m working for Forbes,” he said. “Of course you are,” I
thought to myself. “Of course you are, RiShawn.” Fast forward another 10 years and something I saw or heard stirred up an old memory. I Googled “RiShawn Biddle Forbes” and came up with this address: http:// www.rishawnbiddle.org/aboutrishawn.html. I read it with wonder and excitement. I felt like I had just taken a window seat in a time machine and was — in live time — traversing the years while watching the countryside pass by in a blur. The last time I saw this guy, he reminded me of a poor urban Oliver Twist and now, with the wave of a wand, he is a grown man with a fascinating career as a wordsmith. It only took a few sentences into his website to know and, with a great smile on my face, understand that he was still filled with that same passion, engagement and grit that he brought to the Appen Newspapers office about 25 years ago. I am not sure that he remembers me now or how hard he worked for us. But some day he will tell his kids about how many miles he walked “thru the snow” to get to school and how little he had and how nothing had been given to him. But that he had to earn it all. I wish I could be there in the room so I could jerk a knot in those kids if they think he is joking because he would not be joking at all. He did it all and more, you see. Cheers and salute, RiShawn Biddle. So proud of you.
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Navy Surgeon General Nathan visits Northside Forsyth By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Aspiring health care students got a taste of their own medicine when the Surgeon General of the United States Navy, Vice Admiral Matthew Nathan, visited Northside Hospital-Forsyth Oct. 28. The students are part of Northside’s health care explorers program that gives high school sophomores, juniors and seniors opportunities to learn about various careers in the health care industry. During this meeting, the students learned about a unique medical career path they could follow. Nathan talked about the pros and cons
of entering military medicine. “Talk to anyone who’s been practicing medicine in the same place and many will tell you, although it’s been very satisfying, sometimes they wish they had the opportunity to try something different,” Nathan said. “The service offers that.” While Nathan said he realizes this path is not for everyone, the students have still chosen to make a difference by selecting medicine. “If you continue along this path and continue to nurture this interest and desire, if you persevere, try and work hard proving your interest, that goes a long way,” Nathan said. “You’re not just citizens of this community, state or country.
You’re citizens of this world. You may choose to make a difference around the world.” He gave inspiring advice to the students by telling them that whatever they choose to do, make sure it matters to them. “Make sure you choose to make a difference,” Nathan said. “If you want to be at a small clinic in Georgia, that’s great, change lives. If you want to make a difference around the world, that’s great, change lives. It doesn’t matter whose lives you change, as long as they matter to you.” He said, he, too, was questioning himself when he was a young student. He referred to himself as a long-haired boy with a beard.
“You may think these people must have had it all together, but they were just where you are,” Nathan said. “I see you reaching as high as you want to reach. All you have to do is apply yourself. There is no lottery. It’s a function of how hard you work and how much you want it. You’re on the right path. Don’t even think there’s a special group that gets these types of jobs. It’s all people who wanted it and fought for it. You’ll get there.” One of the students in the crowd was 17-year-old Lambert High School senior Jordan Hammond. She said she always knew she wanted to be a doctor, but the explorers program has helped her confirm
her choice. “It reaffirmed my desire every time I hear something exciting about medicine,” Hammond said. “[The Navy Surgeon General] definitely piqued my interest.” Going into medicine will be one of the most rewarding things the students will do, Nathan said. “You have to decide what floats your boat,” Nathan said. “The opportunity is there for you. I’m very envious of you as you have your whole lives and careers ahead of you. Even though you may think you’re just one person, it doesn’t matter. To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. Whose world are you going to be?”
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Resident pens series of children’s books “Nana Banana’s” adventures with grandchildren By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. – When writing a book, one rule of thumb is to write about what you know. In the case of Meryl Fawn, a new Cumming resident, she chose to write about being a grandmother and spending time with her grandchildren. “The Adventures of Nana Banana” children’s books portray the titular Nana Banana as she takes her granddaughter, Mylie, on trips that start off mundane – such as a trip to the airport – but take a turn for the fantastic, such as visiting outer space. “It’s kind of silly, but what child doesn’t want to go on adventures with their grandmother?” Fawn asked. The four books in the series came to Fawn from her everyday experiences. “You can take any life experience and turn it into this,” she said. “I’m always thinking about plots. It’s a blessing and curse.” The books draw from her experiences in life as well as from her three grandchildren, and they take children on adventures and “ignite their
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Five Points Challenge 5k to benefit childhood cancer FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The third annual Five Points Challenge 5K will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Windermere Golf Course in Cumming. The 5K which will benefit childhood cancer and environmental education is being organized by Friends of Tony and Reaping Nature Educational Outreach Foundation, two Forsyth County based non-profit organizations. The event will also benefit spinal cord injury rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. The event’s race director and the executive director of Reaping Nature, Denise Carleton, was paralyzed in car accident in Dec. 2014. “The Shepherd Center has been instrumental in my recovery,” Carleton said. “We wanted to be able to give back to this incredible rehabilitation
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Milton hosts literary fest Inaugural event features 27 local authors By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – Book lovers can rejoice – Milton will host its first literary festival Nov. 13 and 14 in downtown Crabapple. Featuring 27 authors, the
Schedule Nov. 13: 7 p.m. Dinner with the authors at Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails, 800 Mayfield Road, Milton. Reservations required Nov. 14: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Milton Literary Festival at the Alpharetta Municipal Center at 12624 Broadwell Road. event will be packed with pan-
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Teasley Place to bring mixed-use to downtown Alpharetta Developers seek to leave mark on hometown By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Nearly eight undeveloped acres of downtown Alpharetta are in the hands of a private joint venture headed up by developers who seek to leave their mark on their home city. River Rock Development is a partnership of two developers and their combined parcels of land make them one of the largest landowners in historic downtown Alpharetta. One of their projects is The Lofts, a luxury condo development in downtown Alpharetta. Abutting The Lofts to the south is another 1.5-acre project at the corner of Milton Avenue and Canton Street, which will mix with The Lofts, called Teasley Place. Teasley Place will have 24 forsale units of residential above 17,000 square feet of retail and 5,000 square feet of office. It is four stories tall. River Rock sees Teasley Place as the first of several developments in the downtown. “There is a market demand for it and the building of a village atmosphere,” said George H. Jackson IV, with River Rock. “People want to shop, eat, live and work in downtown Alpharetta.” Certainly, Alpharetta has become a hotbed of housing, with numerous residential developments queueing up to be in the downtown. Apartments, townhomes and some single-family homes are within a half-mile of the city center.
A rendering shows what the new Teasley Place development may look like in downtown Alpharetta. It will feature office and retail on the ground floor and condos above. Part of the appeal of Alpharetta is how much of a blank slate it is. “Here we have a unique opportunity,” Jackson said. “In Roswell or Atlanta, you have to build to what is already there. Here we can be innovative and creative.” A case in point is Roswell’s Canton Street. While that may be the perfect location for the mixed-use, live-workplay concept that is popular in building circles today, it is largely built out and maintains a certain aesthetic that can bind developers. Mark Wyssbrod, another River Rock team member, said mixed-use development has grown quickly in popularity.
“The attitude has gone from ‘not in my backyard’ to ‘can you build it today?’” Wyssbrod said. Jackson agreed. “Millennial culture has caught on,” he said. “People want to be in the car less. Millennial culture has inspired the baby boomer culture. They see the positive in some millennial preferences.” Jackson, Wyssbrod and River Rock Development believe those preferences will be well implemented in projects like Teasley Place. “We are proud of Alpharetta and we want to help build a greater city than there is now,” Jackson said. Because the developers live in Al-
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OrthoAtlanta welcomes new doctors Top orthopaedists well-versed in sports medicine By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – OrthoAtlanta , with 13 offices in the metro Atlanta area to providing orthopaedic expertise for the north metro community, has announced four new orthopaedists at its Johns Creek location. With the stated goal to help improve and maintain the quality of life of its patients, OrthoAtlanta’s newest office is on Hospital Parkway, conveniently across the street from Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Dr. David Stokes, who is one of the new doctors at OrthoAtlanta’s Johns Creek office, said this location is a vital link in covering the North FultonGwinnett-Forsyth arc. “It’s a growing area and it’s a young area with athletic
people. So it produces its fair share of injuries,’ Stokes said. “And we think it is important to take time with our patients and listen to what they say. The patient has a big role in making his or her recovery. It is important to have good communication, and that goes both ways.” Stokes said OrthoAtlanta is an attractive office for him because all of the patient care takes place in the same place. “Each location has physical therapy at the clinic. There are four MRI scanners so patients never have to wait for a procedure. We give patients the finest care available all right here,” Stokes said. In all there are 35 physicians in the OrthoAtlanta system, 11 physical therapy centers and two surgical centers. Sports medicine is a big part of what OrthoAtlanta does. They are the official sports medicine provider to the Chickfil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta (hockey) Gladiators, Georgia Soccer and numerous college, high school and community sports
programs across the region. “It is not unusual for a high school athlete who goes on to play at the college level to want to come back to see us if they get another injury,” Stokes said. “We want to prevent concussions, but we also see that the right protocols are followed if an athlete does have one. You can’t really prevent a concussion, but we make sure one is monitored properly and we have the proper equipment to do it.” The doctors also keep the kids eating right and exercising. “We want them to be active, healthy and safe,” he said. Dr. Timothy C. Gajewski, another addition in Johns Creek, is a sports medicine specialist who brings expertise in reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee to the area. Gajewski has a special interest in partial knee replacements. “Less invasive treatment options such as partial knee replacement offer quicker
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Community & Southern Bank Celebrating your milestones Names Casey Moye as VP CUMMING, Ga. – Community and Southern Bank (CSB) recently announced the appointment of Casey Moye as vice president and business banking relationship manager for the North Atlanta region of CSB at 505 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming. “CSB successfully offers the best of both worlds, serving as one of the most communityminded banks in Georgia, while simultaneously serving the intricate financial needs of local businesses,” said Moye. “I am pleased to be joining such a solid organization with a growth mindset for the Ga. 400 corridor.” Most recently, Moye was vice president and small
business specialist at BB&T, serving the North Fulton, Cumming, Dawson and Lumpkin County, Ga., areas. He remains active in his local community by providing support to various civic and charitable groups. Moye’s present and past community involvement includes volunteering for organizations such as the Dahlonega Planning and Zoning Commission, the Dawsonville Optimist Club and the Dawson County Rotary Club. “Appointing Casey as business banking relationship manager supports our vision and commitment to local businesses,” said Carter Barrett, CSB’s North Atlanta Regional President.
As you grow your small business, are you taking the time to celebrate your milestones? Do you recognize and celebrate your accomplishments and the achievements that you have made? Running a business is a tough job, and celebrating your milestones is a great way to keep you motivated to continue to grow your small business. To celebrate a milestone, you have to set goals and objectives. Revenue objectives, the number of new customers you’ve acquired, how long you have been in business and how many employees you have are all good things to
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recognize. You don’t have to have a big event to celebrate your milestones, but they certainly shouldn’t go unnoticed. Celebrating your milestones is not only good for the morale of your employees, it’s good for you, too. Setting goals and achieving them provides you with an opportunity to thank your employees for their hard
work, thank your customers for their business, and thank your vendors and suppliers for the great relationships you have. Celebrating your milestones doesn’t have to be a planned event. It could be a spur-of-the-moment announcement in your office that you just achieved something. Recognizing this, even in an informal way, will provide a catalyst for continued success. It will also incentivize you to continue to dream big and try and achieve even more. Celebrating your milestones is not only good for your small business, it’s good for you as a small-business owner.
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New Kroger moves forward By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. – About a year after the much-anticipated opening of Costco on the northeast corner of Bald Ridge Marina and Market Place Boulevard off Ga. 400 at exit 15, the county is now looking into opening a Kroger southwest of Cumming. The 26.9-acre corner on Castleberry and Bethelview roads would house the grocery store. The Forsyth County Planning Commission approved the application Oct. 27. It will now be brought to the board of commissioners for a final vote Nov. 19. Some topics that were discussed included planting requirements, fuel-pump locations and site elevations. The county’s Department of Planning and Community Development supports conditions suggested by staff, which means not following variances Kroger has requested. Those contested variances include:
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Red Cross blood donations sought before holidays ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood before the holiday season is in full swing. Blood donations often decline from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. This frequently causes a drop in the blood available for patients. Donations are needed in the weeks leading up to the holidays to help offset this seasonal decline. Upcoming blood donation locations and/or dates include: Alpharetta Blood Donation Center, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 110, Alpharetta Nov. 2, 2-7 p.m., Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway, Cumming Nov. 3, noon-5 p.m., Liberty Middle School, 7465 Wallace Tatum Road, Cumming Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Exide Technologies, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Milton Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Forsyth County Public Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friendship Baptist Church, 2250 Friendship Circle, Cumming Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 535 Rucker Road, Alpharetta Nov. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming.
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DataScan announces seniorlevel promotion, two new hires ALPHARETTA, Ga. – As part of the company’s effort to continue focusing its core businesses on growth and future opportunities, DataScan President Brent Sergot has announced a senior-level promotion and two new hires. J.D. Grogan has been promoted to vice president of DataScan; Brian Johnson has joined DataScan as director of business development and marketing; and Michael Knight was hired as the managing director of application development. DataScan provides best-of-class, wholesale floorplan accounting and risk management systems
• Eliminating the planting requirement for installation of 4.5 caliper inches per 100 linear feet with a 1.5-inch-caliper and 8-foot minimum height for each tree • Increasing the maximum parking allowed between the road and front facade from 50 percent to 100 percent • Eliminating the separation distance between the building facade and sidewalks The planning commission will be discussing this at their next work session Sept 15. There will be a public hearing Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the county administration building to discuss Kroger’s request to rezone from restricted industrial district (M1) and agricultural district (A1) to commercial business district (CBD) on 26.958 acres for a proposed aggregate of 141,930 square feet commercial retail trade establishments with 658 parking spaces. After a recommendation is made, the board of commissioners will consider the request and vote on
BusinessBriefs and services to the banking and captive finance industries. With offices in Alpharetta, DataScan is a division of World Omni Financial Corp., a diversified financial services company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla. World Omni operates as a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., a diversified automotive corporation ranked No. 23 on Forbes’ list of “America’s Largest Private Companies.”
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Avalon announces eight new retailers ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Avalon, the 86-acre mixed-use “urbanburb” in Alpharetta, announced eight new retailers including Madewell, Peter Millar, Branch and Barrel, AYA Med Spa, Café Intermezzo, Farm to Ladle, The Container Store and Parisian Nail Salon. Phase I retail is now 98.1 percent leased. “We’re so excited to welcome these popular retailers and restaurants to the Avalon family,” said Mark Toro, managing partner of North American Properties, Avalon’s owner/operator and developer. “We look forward to continued leasing success as we prepare for Phase II.” For more information on upcoming store openings and events, visit www.experienceavalon.com.
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BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Bring your furry (or scaly or feathered) family members to Alpharetta Presbyterian Church’s front lawn for a blessing from the pastors. Sunday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. 180 Academy St., Alpharetta. Visit alpharettapres.com for more info.
EVENTS:
ALPHARETTA VETERANS MEMORIAL DEDICATION
Pay tribute to the veterans who have served our country and witness the unveiling of the Alpharetta Veterans Memorial. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m. Alpharetta City Hall’s Eastern Lawn Memorial Plaza, 2 Park Plaza. Visit awesomealpharetta. com for more info.
Plantation Home with the theme of “A Musical Christmas.” Each room is decorated with ideas using the club’s favorite Christmas carols as inspiration. When: Nov. 6-Jan. 2, 2016 Where: Smith Plantation House, 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell More info: visitroswellga.com
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MARCH OF DIMES NORTH FULTON SIGNATURE CHEF AUCTION
What: North Fulton’s most talented and exciting chefs will assemble their finest offerings to March of Dimes patrons to benefit moms, babies and families in our community. There will also be an auction including packages from several of the evening’s top chefs. When: Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. Where: The Metropolitan Club, 5895 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta More info: Contact the March of Dimes at 404-720-5302
SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO
What: Senior Services North Fulton, along with the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA, will hold a Senior Health and Wellness Expo sponsored by Kaiser Permanente with health screenings, fitness demonstrations, speakers, entertainment, bingo, door prizes and more. When: Thursday, Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Where: Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta More info: ssnorthfulton.org
“A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS” AT SMITH PLANTATION HOME What: The Roswell Garden Club decorates the Smith
FORSYTH COUNTY SURPLUS AUCTION
What: Forsyth County government will hold a surplus auction featuring a wide variety of items available for bid including cars, trucks, mowers, off-road equipment and office furniture. When: Preview items Friday, Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 7, 8-10 a.m.; bidding begins at 10 a.m. Where: 843 Canton Highway, Cumming More info: forsythco.com
FALL COLORS RIVER TOUR
What: Quietly paddle along the Chattahoochee River, taking in the sounds of the river and its wildlife and enjoying the fall colors, cool
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Country Fair 2015 featuring Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Chris Janson and Chase Bryant. Saturday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. Visit vzwamp.com for more info.
breeze and warm sunshine. Ages 6-adult. When: Nov. 7-8, 9 a.m.-noon and 3-6 p.m. Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter. org
WINE TASTING FOR A CANINE CAUSE
What: A wine tasting and silent auction to benefit the dogs of Canine Adoption Network. When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 4:306:30 p.m. Where: Vino 100, 131 South Main St., Suite G, Alpharetta More info: canineadoptionnetwork.org
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FIVE POINTS CHALLENGE 5K
What: The third annual Five Points Challenge 5K benefitting childhood cancer, environmental education as well as spinal cord injury rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 a.m. Where: Windermere Golf Course, 5000 Davis Love, Drive, Cumming More info: reapingnature.org/ Five-Points-Challenge-5K. html
PATRIOTS RUN 5K
What: Patriots Run 5K & Kids Fun Run to benefit The Wounded Warrior Project. When: Nov. 7, 7:30 a.m. Where: Fowler Park Greenway, 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming More info: georgiafitness.com
MILTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
What: The Milton Literary Group will host the first Milton Literary Festival. Featuring 27 authors, the event will include panels, author chats and workshops. When: Friday, Nov. 13, dinner with the authors, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Where: Alpharetta Municipal
Johns Creek Arts Center’s annual fall student show and holiday sale features original, unique, fine art gifts at affordable prices. Saturday, Nov. 7, 6-8 p.m. Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700. Visit johnscreekarts.org for more info.
Center,12624 Broadwell Road, Milton Cost: Attendees free; dinner with the authors $35 More info: cityofmiltonga.us/ events/348/milton-literaryfestival/
WILDLIFE FEEDING TIME
What: Join a naturalist for an in-depth look at one of Georgia’s resident animals as they’re being fed. When: Tuesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: Included with general admission and free to CNC members More info: chattnaturecenter. org
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production of Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers and their dangerously feuding families. When: Nov. 5-22; weekday, weekend and matinee showtimes vary Where: Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell, More info: get.org
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIME
What: Children’s story time When: Generally Tuesdays, though some locations offer Saturdays, as well Where: Barnes & Noble (check website for location and hours) Cost: Free More info: barnesandnoble. com
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIME
What: Children’s story time When: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway Alpharetta Cost: Free More info: barnesandnoble. com
MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: “ROMEO & JULIET”
What: The greatest love story ever told, filled with moonlight, swordplay, jealousy, poison, intrigue and romance. Innocence meets eternal love and leads to tragic consequences in this big, bold and surprising
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What: Participants of all ages can engage in fun and playful workshops involving ceramic activities. When: Through Nov. 6 Where: Art Center West, 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellclaycollective.com
ADULT WRITING CLASS: WRITING CHILDREN’S BOOKS What: Mary Ann Rodman, award-winning children’s book author and writing instructor for both children and adults, will teach adults to write books that children want to read. When: Thursday evenings, Oct. 8 through Nov. 12, 7-9 p.m. Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: ga-roswell. civicplus.com
Submit your event online at johnscreekherald.com Rescue, Cats in the Cradle and Furkids. When: Saturdays and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. Where: Petsmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta More info: 770 343-8511
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BOWIE NICHOLS ART EXHIBIT
What: Photographs and abstract paintings by local artist Bowie Nichols. When: Through Nov. 30, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com
What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with the Humane Society of Forsyth County. When: Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., and Sundays 12-4 p.m. Where: Petco, 2345 Market Place Blvd, Cumming More info: 678-769-5119
Where: Petco, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suwanee More info: 770-814-8723
What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with Feral Cat Program of Georgia, Dawson County Humane Society, Angels Among Us, Humane League of Lake Lanier, as well as a greyhound rescue. When: Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Petsmart, 1020 Market Place Blvd., Cumming More info: 678-513-1689
What: Pet adoptions When: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958
FRIENDS OF THE ALPHARETTA LIBRARY BOOK SALE
What: Monthly book sale held on the veranda of the new Alpharetta Library. When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: fotal.org
What: Dog adoptions, working with a greyhound rescue group and Furkids Small Dog Rescue. When: 1-3 p.m. 3rd Sunday of the month for greyhounds; last Sunday of the month features small dogs Where: Petco, 10980 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: 678-489-1203 What: Open Mic Night When: Mondays Where: Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 200, Cumming More info: myrosatis.com What: Open Mic Night When: Wednesdays Where: Abbotts Bar and Grill, 10900 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: abbottsbar.com What: Open Mic Night When: Thursdays Where: Suwanee Pizza Tavern 1500 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suite 150, Suwanee More info: sptavern.com
PET ADOPTIONS: PETSMART, ALPHARETTA
What: Dog and cat adoptions, working with Fulton County Animal Services, Castoff Critters, Angels Among Us Pet
PETSMART, ROSWELL
What: Dog and cat adoptions, working Small Pets Rescue, Releashed Rescue and Winging Cat Rescue. When: Saturdays, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Petsmart, 625 W Crossville Road, Roswell More info: 678-352-8138
PETCO, SUWANEE
What: Cat and kitten adoptions, working with Planned PEThood of Georgia. When: Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE’S MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT
What: Military Appreciation Night at Chattahoochee’s varsity home game. When: Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: Chattahoochee High School, 5230 Taylor Road, Johns Creek More info: hoochfootball.net
What: The 36th Annual Harvest Festival in Toccoa will feature more than 160 craft and food vendors. When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Downtown Toccoa More info: facebook.com/ events/414526518736753/
ROSWELL’S “DISNEY’S MUSIC MAGIC”
What: The Roswell High School Choral Department presents an evening of favorite Disney songs. When: Thursday, Nov. 5, Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Where: Roswell High School, 11595 King Road, Roswell More info: roswellchorus. weebly.com
DOLVIN ELEMENTARY FALL FAMILY FUN NIGHT
What: Dolvin Elementary School goes Hollywood! When: Friday, Nov. 6, 5:308:30 p.m. Where Dolvin Elementary School, 10495 Jones Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: school. fultonschools.org/es/dolvin/ Pages/default.aspx
PETCO ROSWELL
What: Full-time cat room in conjunction with Furkids, weekly cat adoptions with Angels Among Us Cat Rescue. When: Daily as well as 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays Where: Petco, 2340 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 770-649-6533
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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
For a complete list of events, go to afpls.org/ events
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LIBRARY EVENTS:
19TH ANNUAL RPS OPEN JURIED EXHIBIT 2015
What: An open juried exhibit, open to all photographers, judged by Sarah Durning, director, Jackson Fine Art. When: Oct. 9-Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Roswell Visual Arts Center & Gallery, Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: gittelp@bellsouth. net
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SUWANEE WINE FESTIVAL
What: The 3rd Annual Suwanee Wine Festival features wines from all around the world. When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 1-5 p.m. Where: Suwanee Town Center Park, Suwanee Cost: $55 per person More info: suwaneewinefest. com
OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: JOHNS CREEK ART CENTER “TRY IT” WATERCOLORS
When: Saturday, Nov. 7. 10-11:30 a.m. and noon1:30 p.m. First session: teens 12-16; Second session: teens and adults age 16 and older. Registration required. Limit of 15 for each class. Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info: 770-360-8820
TWEEN/TEEN GAME NIGHT
When: Monday, Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m. Cost: Free; games will be available for anyone ages 1117 to come and play. Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 404-613-4050
NATURE CONNECTS: ART WITH LEGO BRICKS BOOK FESTIVAL OF THE MJCCA
What: The 24th annual book festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta will include an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors, celebrities, and influencers. When: Nov. 5-22 Where: MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody More info: atlantajcc.org
What: Marvel at 14 largerthan-life installations built from nearly 400,000 Lego bricks, including a giant praying mantis, butterfly, hummingbird, flowers and more. When: Through Jan. 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville More info: atlantabg.org/visit/ gainesville
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Meditation event at Ocee Library JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation will offer free meditation lessons Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Robert Fulton Regional Library at Ocee on Abbotts Bridge Road. The foundation is a worldwide organization promoting spirituality and meditation. Instructors are dedicated to bringing their techniques to people around the world at no charge. The foundation promotes spiritual training for all based on the principles of tolerance and love among people. The foundation supports the Heartfulness Institute, which offers the Heartfulness system of meditation, U-Connect
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Bike Alpharetta holds ‘Bikes for Kids’ event ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Non- profit organization, Bike Alpharetta, will be hosting their annual “Bikes for Kids” fundraiser. Since beginning their first “Bikes for Kids” event in 2007, the organization has partnered together with North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC) to donate “gently used or previously loved” bicycles, tricycles or scooters to any Alpharetta Fire Department. . Bike Alpharetta is hoping to get 300 gently used bicycles this year. The Department will then hand them over to NFCC and their Santa Shop. At the Santa Shop, the bikes, trikes and scooters will be repaired on Dec. 5 and then given as presents to underprivileged families. -Isabelle Nguyen
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September Eagle Scouts named for Northern Ridge District NORTH FULTON, Ga. -- The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, which includes the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, announced its newest Eagle Scouts, who passed their Board of Review on Sept. 28, 2015. The Scouts who passed their Eagle Board of Reviews, held at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church are: Dallas Downing, from Troop 7153, was sponsored by St. Brigid Catholic Church. His project was the design and construction of six donation boxes for Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center. Chapman Pendery, from Troop 629, was sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of benches along the Wesleyan School Cross Country Course. Avery Spalding, from Troop 69, was sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of a 20-foot boardwalk on the Wildflower Trail at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center. Dillon Sprague, from Troop 3000, was sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of three picnic tables located at Birmingham United Methodist Church. Shane Sevy, from Troop 629, was sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of an Holocaust Memorial Garden at Temple Kehillat
The newest Eagle Scouts for the Northern Ridge District are, top row from left, Dallas Downing, Chapman Pendery, Avery Spalding, Dillon Sprague and Shane Sevy; Chaim including a memorial plaque. Harrison Leigh, from Troop 69, was sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of four wooden benches for referee’s room at Cambridge High School. Austin Lamb, from Troop 1459, was sponsored by St. Aidan’s Episcopal
Bottom row are Harrison Leigh, Austin Lamb, Shingirai Kucherera and Nicholas Poline.
Church. His project was the design and construction of a fence around a pond at the Northview High School Cross Country Trail. He also led a cleanup of the pond and surrounding area. Shingirai Kucherera, from Troop 69, was sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. His project was the organization and collection of
clothing for the Chinyardzo Children’s home located in Harare Zimbabwe. Nicholas Poline, from Troop 629, was sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of an outdoor Walking Trail for Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center. —Jonathan Copsey
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Community thanks Roswell police Promotes good policing By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWLEL, Ga. – With so much negative media attention placed on police officers and members of the public rallying against police brutality, some Roswell residents gathered Oct. 31 to say the opposite – thank you.
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Local churches and residents turned out at the Roswell Police Department to stand with their officers and encourage good policing and behavior. About 70 people joined 18 police officers at the event. “As a community, we need to share our deep concern for the rapid growing anti-law enforcement sentiment around the country,” said the Rev. Neville Billy, an organizer of the event. “While a few incidents involving police brutal-
Children hold up signs in support of Roswell’s Police Department. ity are horrific and need to be addressed, punished and corrected, an incident here and there is not the precedent everywhere.” Rather, he said, there are “untold hundreds of thousands” of incidents in which police officers have saved lives. The result of the negativity has police officers around the country second-guessing themselves, which can put both
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’Hooch alum’s project featured on BeltLine Georgia Tech grad uses origami as basis for public art sculpture ATLANTA – Will Cioffi, Chattahoochee High School class of ’09, designed and built a sculpture titled Origami Tessellation featured in the current Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibition. “Art on the Atlanta BeltLine” is Atlanta’s largest temporary public art exhibition. Spotlighting the work of visual artists, performers and musicians along the BeltLine corridor, the project places working professionals alongside emerging artists, treating residents and visitors to some of the most unique public spaces in Atlanta. Cioffi, who graduated with a Master of Architecture degree from Georgia Tech in May, led a team of two other graduate students on the project, Whitney Ashley and Jessica Greenstein. “When most people think about origami,” Cioffi explained, “they think of structures like a folded paper swan. But the tessellation branch of origami is more of a mathematical, repetitive way of folding paper. “Once I started looking at different kinds of patterns and doing the origami myself, I noticed that, if all the fold lines
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Shakespeare makes Ga. Ensemble Theatre debut ‘Romeo and Juliet’ still holds audiences 400 years later By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com Prices for “Romeo & ROSWELLL, Ga. – In the 23Juliet” start at $26 for year history of Georgia EnWednesdays, Thursdays semble Theatre, it has never and matinees; produced a Shakespearean Friday nights start from play – that is, until now. $30, and Saturday nights Running through Nov. 22, start from $35. GET will present “Romeo and Senior/student discounts Juliet.” available for select perfor“As a theater, we have to mances. grow into some productions. Tickets online at www. We hadn’t done Shakespeare get.org, or box office: before, because we just were 770-641-1260 not ready as a company,” said Artistic Director Robert Farley. Yet this play is written “But now we have the experiin 16th century English ence, the maturity, the cast and in iambic pentameter and the expertise behind the verse. It sometime falls curtain to do it and do it well.” hard on 20th century ears. To direct, Farley put the CROWE: Shakespeare production into the capable wrote in poetry in somewhat hands of David Crowe, an exelevated language that’s someperienced Atlanta director who did last season’s acclaimed “El- times difficult. He also wrote in prose. But ephant Man.” many of his He will lines are deadteam again on exactly as with Jonathan we would say Horne, who them today. starred in So he was GET’s “Elplaying with a ephant Man” lot of different and is Romeo ways of writthis time ing to deliver around. information. Jennifer Some of it Alice Acker is hard. Some co-stars as of it referJuliet. ences terms Crowe took and ideas time out from that aren’t rehearsals to really relevant talk about his today. It is the latest GET actors’ job to project. convey that idea. “Romeo We have and Juliet” a terrific cast is over 400 who really years old. understands Granted, it how to speak was written the language. by the great- DAVID CROWE And here’s anest English Director Romeo and Juliet playwright other trick to who ever understanding lived, but why is it relShakespeare. You don’t have to evant today? understand every single word CROWE: Well, it’s the to follow what’s going on as it greatest love story ever told. is acted onstage. It’s almost in our genetic I don’t come from a Shakememory, we know it so well. spearean background. So in What makes it timeless is one way the audience has me this idea in the play of pure on their side. If I don’t underlove and innocence that is stand what’s going on, then stuck in this world of violence. audience won’t either. These two young innocent lovBut there is something else ers are trying to make a go of it going. You have the actors, too. in a world that is against them. Shakespeare was meant to be And we understand that. performed on the stage. It has We’ll always understand that. a completely different life on A thousand years from now we the page than it does when it is will understand that. being performed. I was reading the play and Sometimes you read a line I would find myself rooting for and you don’t get the meaning these characters even though I of the line. But when someknow how it is going to end. one is on stage acting it out, You can’t help but hope it becomes clear, or you find a and wish it won’t end that way. different meaning than when
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it’s just on the page. Shakespearean plays were often extremely long and are often shortened for modern audiences. Is that the case here? CROWE: This is an adaptation. It is a faithful and respectful adaptation, but we did make a lot of cuts. But it is not done exactly as Shakespeare envisioned it to be performed. We have a very particular purpose for this production. So when we sat down to edit the play, there were a lot of cuts. It was a collaborative effort with the actors. Don’t forget, it was Jennifer Alice Acker [Juliet] and Jonathan Horne [Romeo] who came to Bob Farley and convinced him to do this play. They really understand this play. There was one exchange between Mercutio [Chris Rushing] and Romeo I wanted to cut because I just didn’t understand it well enough. But the actors convinced me it was necessary because it was a lot of banter and wordplay between two friends who had quarreled and this is how they reconnect with each other. It’s almost a verbal duel but at the end they embrace. Now we see they are friends again. On the page it lay there. On the stage, I saw how the words have life. “Romeo and Juliet” is 400 years old. It has been done every way imaginable. It’s a challenge to study it and reexamine it to do it in a unique and fresh way. But, always, Shakespeare touches you. [Crowe reads:] My love is deep. The more I give, The more I have. For both are infinite. It doesn’t get better than that. So what do you hope the audience will take home from watching your “Romeo and Juliet”? CROWE: The first thing I want them to know is they can still be surprised. There are two or three really nice surprises. We all think we know “Romeo and Juliet.” But it is told in such a way that there are two or three moments where audiences will have that “aha” moment where people will learn something new about the play that is exciting and different. In terms of ideas, it is a really relevant play in terms of what is going on today – particularly in talking about the danger of unchecked emotion.
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Juliet (Jennifer Alice Acker) and Romeo (Jonathan Horne) share a happy moment alone. How any extremism is a real danger. In the play especially he talks about love obviously, but hate, and fear, and pride – all of those things that were allowed to exist beyond that original moment. Rage or anger happens in a moment, but then the natural thing is for it to dissipate. But if you hang onto that, over time it becomes something substantial, something different and something dangerous. In the play, this anger that happened at some point turns into a rage that endangers the entire community. Shakespeare is hard on love, too. Love taken to an extreme can also turn into something dangerous. He talks about the need of moderation. And Shakespeare also makes a point by comparing opposites.
How will this production differ from others that audiences may have seen? CROWE: It’s not a traditional presentation of “Romeo and Juliet.” It is respectful of the source material, but it is different. We have some theaters in town that do traditional presentations of Shakespeare and they do it very, very well. What we set out to do is to look at the play and ask ourselves what was interesting to us about the story and how we wanted to tell it in our own way. I don’t want to be coy, but there are a couple of surprises I don’t want to give away. But there are surprises. And I think people will enjoy themselves and enjoy figuring out the mysteries we are putting forth in this presentation of a fresh re-imagining of the story.
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Corporate and individual supporters given thanks, kudos for efforts By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – For more than 40 years, Roswell’s Child Development Center has been giving children of low-income parents in North Fulton the chance to begin kindergarten on an even par with other 5-year-olds. The CDA is an accredited full-day early care and learning center that includes three Georgia Pre-K classes. Recently, the CDA gave recognition to its volunteer partners with the CDA Shining Star Awards. At its partners luncheon, CDA Executive Director Donna Smythe paid tribute to those volunteers and organizations that have contributed to the center’s success during the past year. “This year has had its ups and downs,” Smythe said. “We lost two significant grants and had to make tough decisions and work hard to find new money. But, thanks to our partners, we ended the year
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Receiving the Corporate Shining Star Award is TechniPower’s team of Dan LaStella, Caitlin Miller, Amanda Zanoni, Betsy Anderson, Adam Wroblewski and Jeff McCoy. for that goes to Smythe and center director Marla Reisman. The CDA Shining Star Awards presented include: The Individual Shining Star: Given to Gelsie Lessig, a licensed certified dietician who was instrumental in starting the CDA Farm to Preschool program. The Civic Shining Star: Given to the Historic Roswell Kiwanis Club. The club has come up sterling, by creating inventive programs for children including a celebration for every holiday, such as Easter egg hunts, trick-or-treat and a visit from Santa. Their signature program is a fishing outing that involves Roswell police, fire and other public works employees turning over their vehicles for inspection. The Faith Shining Star: Given to Queen of Angels Catholic School. Principal Mollie Carlin and the spiritual life committee led by Cathy Harmon-Christian, along with dozens of “energetic eighth graders,” escorted children to activities during a student carnival. The children experienced the time of their lives. The Corporate Shining Star: Given to TechniPower. CEO Jeff McCoy and his team were honored for both service and generosity to the CDA. McCoy was a force in helping with CDA events including the Down Home Derby fundraiser,
Queen of Angels Catholic School is the Faith Shining Star Award winner. Accepting are, from left, Tracy O’Neill, Dr. Cathy Harmon-Christian and Laurie O’Fallon. Santa Night and the Birthday Bash. The TechniPower team exhibited a “corporate culture” in their efforts for the CDA. The Rotary Club of North Fulton is the Shining Star Partner of the Year. For more than a decade, the Rotary Club of North Fulton has been ready to fill any CDA need. “Their most stellar quality is they always ask ‘What do you need most?’ And then they respond with precisely what we need,” said Smythe. That might
mean new classroom computers, completely renovating the teachers’ lounge or rewiring the obsolete lighting throughout the building. “All these things truly matter – enhancing the classroom experience and the quality of the education that the CDA can offer,” said Smythe. “Facing a $50,000 challenge grant, Rotary came through and helped us keep our fledgling Parents as Teachers program going. They are extraordinary.”
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Blessed Trinity remains undefeated with win over Decatur Titans’ defense holds Bulldogs to under 250 yards By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Blessed Trinity (9-0, 5-0) secured the 3-AAA Division B subregion title and remained undefeated after knocking off region opponent Decatur 42-14 on Oct. 30. The Titans’ defense was again stellar and shut down the Bulldogs’ offense. Decatur had just 233 yards on 56 offensive plays. The Titans were able to pressure Bulldogs’ quarterback Quintavius Eagle and flush him out of the pocket throughout the game. Most of the Bulldogs’ passing was forced short due to the pressure and tight coverage by the Titans’ downfield. The Bulldogs completed just three passes over 10 yards on Eagle’s 15 completions. The
Titans held Decatur to 122 passing yards and 111 rushing yards. Garret Dupuis, Shane Parton, Jake Rudolf and Elijah Hamilton all had tackles-forloss for the Titans. The majority of the Titans’ 369 offensive yards came from the running game. The Titans finished the game with 226 rushing yards from seven rushers. Garret Dupuis and Milton Shelton led all rushers with eight carries each. Dupuis finished the game averaging 11.3 yards-per-carry and 90 yards while Shelton had 77 yards and two touchdowns. Though QB Conor Davis finished the game with just five completions, he averaged 29 yards per pass and finished the game with 143 yards passing with two touchdowns. The Titans’ rushing success got off to a quick start. The Titans received the opening kickoff and put together a five-play, 56-yard drive that
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Blessed Trinity’s Garrett Dupuis (4) finds a hole created by the offensive line. Dupuis finished the game with 8 rushes for 90 yards. Dupuis added nine tackles on defense. included four rushes from Shelton, including a 15-yard touchdown run. The Titans’ defense forced a three-and-out on the Bulldogs ensuing drive, the first of six three-and-outs for the Bulldogs. After Decatur’s punt, Conor Davis found Steele Chambers for a 68-yard touchdown on a broken play in which two defenders and two Titans receivers converged. Chambers was able to come down with the catch and rush the final 25 yards into the end zone for the
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touchdown. With two minutes left in the first quarter, Davis threw his second touchdown pass of the game when he found Logan Craighead for 23 yards. Shelton scored on a 1-yard rush in the second quarter to give the Titans a 28-0 halftime lead. Decatur found the scoreboard on their opening offensive possession of the second half after they converted a third-and-30 on a broken play to keep their drive alive. Blessed Trinity responded with a seven play, 60-yard
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Region championships still up in the air in final week Four region championships up for grabs this Friday By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga . — With the final regular-season games occurring this week, five local teams will play with region championships at stake Friday. Lambert, South Forsyth, Blessed Trinity, Pinecrest Academy and Roswell can all secure their region titles with victories.
Lambert (8-1, 8-0) vs. South Forsyth (8-1, 7-1) What’s at stake: Region 6-AAAAAA championship Current region-leading Lambert will travel to play South Forsyth on Friday. The winner will claim the region title. Lambert opened their season with a 17-7 loss to Lanier but have since run the table in Region 6-AAAAAA, going 8-0 with a chance to secure their first-ever region championship. Quarterback Richie Kenney enters the game with 1,312 passing yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Longhorns have four rushers with over 200 total yards this season. Defensively, junior linebacker Mac Redmond leads the team in tackles with 69, 10 for a loss. Taylor Brinkerhoff and Brad Whicher have a combined 27 tackles-for-loss. The Longhorns also have three players with multiple interceptions on the season. The War Eagles of South Forsyth started their season 6-0 before West Forsyth handed them their first and only loss on Oct. 16. Since that game, South dominated Alpharetta and Johns Creek, outscoring them a combined 91-10. South Forsyth QB Davis Shanley has put up impressive passing and rushing numbers. Shanley is 114-169 on the season with 1,646 yards and 19 touchdowns through the air and has 378 yards rushing with five touchdowns. Running back Sam Outlaw is averaging 7 yards per carry and has 10 touchdowns on the season. South Forsyth will be looking to win their first region championship since 1997.
Blessed Trinity (9-0, 5-0) vs. Cedar Grove (8-1, 5-0) What’s at stake- Region 4-AAA championship Blessed Trinity captured the 4-AAA Division B subregion championship last week with a 42-14 win over Decatur. The Titans will face Cedar Grove this Friday with the Region 4-AAA title to be awarded to the victor. Blessed Trinity has not had much trouble in going undefeated this season. Through nine games, the Titans’ average margin of victory is 27 points a game. Powered by an impressive offensive line and talented backs, the Titans’ rushing game has been tough to stop. Running back Milton Shelton has 1,127 yards with 21 touchdowns and is averaging nearly 10 yards a carry. Garrett Dupuis has compiled 410 yards and also averages 10 yards a carry. Through nine games, QB Conor Davis has 1,131 yards and 14 touchdowns. Freshman receiver Ryan Davis leads the team in receptions with 20 receptions for 384 yards. Dupuis, who also plays defensively at the outside linebacker position, enters the game with 66 total tackles, tied for the team lead with Logan Craighead. Freshman J.D. Bertrand leads the Titans in sacks with 7.5. With a win, the Titans would win their third-consecutive region title and secondconsecutive in Region 4-AAA.
will hold the tiebreaker over Roswell and win the region. If Etowah beats Roswell and Walton beats Cherokee, there will be a three-way tie atop the region standings with each team holding a single tiebreaker against the other two teams. According to the GHSA bylaws, since all three teams will make the playoffs in this scenario, “the region shall decide the seeding of the tied teams.” Roswell is coming off its closest win of the year, but it was not exactly close: The Hornets won 42-21. Cherokee’s three touchdowns were the most the Hornets’ defense has given up all season. Roswell is averaging over 45 points per game on offense thanks to a sizeable and experienced offensive line and the quarterback/running back duo of Quintarius Neely and Sheldon Evans. Neely has 1,644 yards on the season with 25 touchdowns and just a single interception. Evans has compiled 1,078 yards and 18 touchdowns. Evans is averaging 120 yards per game. Meanwhile Roswell’s defense has shut down all offenses they have faced so far. Linebacker Tre’ Lamar has earned the distinction of being ranked as one the nation’s top linebackers and will play in the Under Armour All-America Game. Fellow LB Tyrone Hopper and defensive lineman Max Boyd have also had stellar seasons for the Hornets’ stacked defense. The Hornets’ defense will take on an Etowah offense that is averaging 41 points per game.
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Pinecrest Academy (8-1, 5-0) vs. Mount Paran Christian (9-0, 4-0) Etowah (8-1, 6-1) vs. Roswell (9-0, 7-0) What’s at stake: Region 5-AAAAAA championship It has been a memorable year for the Roswell Hornets, but they haven’t earned any titles just yet. With a win Friday, the Hornets will earn their first region title since 2010. If the Hornets lose, who wins the championship is not as clear. If Etowah beats Roswell and Walton loses to Cherokee, Etowah and Roswell will be at 7-1 in region play. Etowah
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With a Roswell win over Etowah Friday, the Hornets will earn their first region title since 2010.
What’s at stake: Region 6-A championship Pinecrest’s only loss of the season came at the hands of Mount Paran, who defeated the Paladins 35-19 on Sept. 25. Pinecrest will be looking for revenge and the region title when they meet once again this Friday. The Paladins’ offense is averaging 28 points per game and most of their offensive production has come on the ground. The Paladins had over 300 yards rushing in their last two games. Pinecrest has not won a
region title since 2009. Mount Paran is the defending A state champion.
Centennial (5-4, 5-3) vs. Northview (5-4, 4-4)
What’s at stake: The final playoff spot for Region 6-AAAAAA Lambert, South Forsyth and West Forsyth have already punched their playoff tickets. Who earns the final spot from Region 6-AAAAAA will be decided this Friday when North-
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... but will have to go through Malcolm Gallagher and Centennial, who also have playoff aspirations.
view plays host to Centennial. If Centennial wins, they will earn the final playoff spot. If Northview wins, they will need assistance from West Forsyth to reach the playoffs. If Northview wins and Johns Creek loses to West Forsyth, Northview would earn the final playoff spot. However, if both Northview and Johns Creek win, Johns Creek, Centennial and Northview would be 5-4 in the region with each holding a tiebreaker over one other team. The final spot could be determined by the region representatives or could result in “minigames,” with two fiveminute halves, that would be played next Monday.
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attract a diverse membership. But the Arthur Hill-built golf course is the centerpiece of club activities. It recently underwent a $3 million renovation by noted golf course architect Mike Riley. “I just love the course. It is so away from everything. It is not one of those golf communities. So there are no houses crowding the fairways,” said Schwartz. “When you’re on the course, it’s like a walk with nature. It is not unusual to see deer, egrets – all sorts of wildlife.” The former Standard Club was in the heart of Atlanta, but the city had grown up around the club, which was behind what is now Phipps Plaza. The opportunity arose to do a land swap and move the club to what is now the heart of Johns Creek. “But now we have so much land, we are insulated. There are only a couple of places on the whole course where a house is even visible. And none are on our property,” Schwartz said. Schwartz, a 17-year member, said he enjoys playing metro courses, but The Standard Club is special, more so after the renovation of the golf course. “Mike Riley was given the charge to rebuild the course. It is like a completely different course today. I play a lot of golf in Atlanta and nationally. This course has never gotten boring in my 17 years playing here,” Schwartz said. “Mike Brown, our greenskeeper, keeps it in immaculate shape.” Schwartz said his family enjoys having both indoor tennis and the eight outdoor clay courts. And it is a favorite ALTA venue as well. “And it is so convenient for our family. We live just down the road in Alpharetta. It is really nice not to fight that Atlanta traffic to get your club, “he said. “The social activities are great, too. We had lobster night not too long ago and they served more than 400 lob-
Michael Riley leaves imprint on Standard Club
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Here is the No. 17 hole before, and after, the redesign. The difference is dramatic, and the waterfall is an especially pleasing display.
The Standard Club full privilege membership • The three categories of full privilege members and their immediate family will enjoy: • Full access to an 18-hole Arthur Hills original championship golf course, which underwent an extensive redesign in 2004 by noted golf course architect Mike Riley • Access to the club’s golf practice facilities • Indoor and outdoor tennis courts • All fitness/recreation facilities • Swimming pool • Men’s and ladies’ locker rooms • Dining and banquet facilities • A full calendar of golf, tennis and social events • Contact Brittany Duren at membership@standardclub. org or at the membership office at 678-638-6426.
the entire form is replaced. They don’t have that “patchy” look asphalt paths acquire. Attention to such details have helped shape Riley’s reputation. Other courses that have seen his hand include: • Alpharetta Athletic Club – East Course in Alpharetta • Atlanta Country Club – Private in Marietta • Brookfield Country Club – Private in Roswell • Reunion Golf Club – in Hoschton • Rivermont Golf & Country Club – Private in Alpharetta • Thousand Hills Resort & Golf Club – Resort in Branson At The Standard Club, with the absence of houses lining the course and no lots to work around, Riley was able to use its natural grasses to the tree line. They are not only more natural but, as native species, are hardier and need little, if any, fertilizer or insecticides. “Natural grasses are good for the environment and cheaper to maintain. Augusta National is as beautiful a course as you’ll ever see. But the white sand bunkers and mowed grass is expensive to maintain,” Riley said. “The Standard Club has always been known for its native grasses. And the bunkers have a more natural feel and look. The course has different textures and, when the wind blows, the grass waves. It gives the course a more interesting look. This is more like the real Georgia.”
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – When The Standard Club decided its course needed a facelift, golf course designer Michael Riley was the one to call. Riley understands more than just the topography of the land. He understands the land itself. That includes the plants that grow best and show best on the course at hand. His redesign of The Standard Club golf course was just what the doctor ordered. “We redid all the greens and bunkers and introduced poa annua, a type of grassweed that is unaffected by the wet ground,” Riley said. The grounds had a bacterial infection, and this grass is genetically able to fend off the infection. “The course was close to 25 years old. So we rebuilt and reshaped the greens. We also added some lengths to some holes,” he said. “It changed the strategy for some of the holes.” He also had some of the fairways graded and rebuilt tees at No.9 and No. 18 to hold the tee shots better. Riley designs a course with the golfer in mind. But he is concerned with the long haul, too. The Standard Club’s asphalt cart paths were replaced with concrete paths. They wear longer and, if repairs are needed, they cast in forms so
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Alpharetta to dedicate Veterans Memorial Nov. 11 ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta will dedicate the city’s new Veterans Memorial during a ceremony to be held on Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. The event will be held at Brooke Street Park which is located adjacent to Alpharetta City Hall. The centerpiece of the memorial is a 7-foot tall bronze statue, “The Defenders,” featuring two soldiers in full combat gear. Over the past three-and-a-half years, a group of volunteers led by committee co-chairs William Perkins and Donald Mitchell have worked to raise more than $100,000 in private donations to fund the creation and installation of the statue. The City of Alpharetta donated the land for the memorial and constructed the stone pedestal on which it will sit. “The response from the community
has truly been amazing,” Perkins said. “We received sizeable donations from several Alpharetta businesses as well as gifts given by individual citizens. Some could offer only a few dollars but it was important to those individuals that they play a part in honoring the men and women who so freely gave of themselves to honor and protect our nation. Every contribution came from the heart, and it truly makes the Alpharetta Veterans Memorial a tribute from our citizens in appreciation for what our veterans have
done for us.” During the Nov. 11 dedication, event organizers will also introduce “Voices of our Veterans,” a series of video interviews with local veterans speaking on their experiences, why they chose to serve their country and what that service has meant to them. Several clips from the series will be the spotlight of the program. “It was important to us that this event be focused on the veterans; on those who were willing to, and in too many cases did, sacrifice their lives for the freedoms and lifestyle that we too
often take for granted,” said Mitchell. “The stories that the veterans shared during these video interviews, in some cases stories they had not even told their families... the emotion, the loss, the pride... it is just incredible. There is no way that anyone can walk away from those stories without having a new appreciation for what these folks have done, have sacrificed, for us.” The dedication event is scheduled to end promptly at 11 a.m.; the exact moment 97 years ago when the armistice went into effect that ended World War I. “What better way to honor military veterans,” said Mitchell, “than to recognize a moment when the guns fell silent and peace ruled the land?” The ceremony will be at Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta.
Rotary Club of North Fulton aids Voice Today Donation of computers helps charityfight child sexual abuse NORTH FULTON – The Rotary Club of North Fulton provided a major technology boost to Voice Today with the donation of four laptop computers. Voice Today is a nonprofit
providing healing programs, awareness programs, prevention programs, and support groups to inform and help prevent child sexual abuse. The organization had been
working with old desktop computers that often crashed or took a long time to process information. Angela Williams, the founder of Voice Today explained that many of the volunteers are students who are used to working with new technology were frustrated. „I have student volunteers who try to work on these old computers and say, why don‘t I do this work at home on my computer? The problem is, once they go home they get distracted and nothing gets done,“ she said. The four Hewlett Packard laptops connect wirelessly to the network and to the printer. They will give Voice Today much needed flexibility allowing volunteers to work where they feel comfortable rather than where the computer is anchored. Funding for the computers came from a district grant from the Rotary Foundation. District grants are made available to clubs as a result of Rotar-
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Rotary Club of North Fulton members deliver four laptops to Voice Today founder Angela Williams to help her organization in its ongoing fight against child sexual abuse. From left are Rotarian Doug Clingman, Williams and Rotarian James Marosek. ians who donate money to the foundation. “It is satisfying to learn of a need in our community and be able to do something about it,” said Rotary North Fulton President James Marosek. “By taking advantage of the grant along with the time and talent of members who helped deliver and install the computers, we have made a positive impact on our community.”
Rotary Club of North Fulton was established in 2000 and meets Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. at the North Point Diner on Mansell Road. Guests are welcome to attend to learn more about Rotary and what the Rotary Club of North Fulton does to make our community and the world a better place. To learn more visit www.northfultonrotary.org.
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From left are State Rep. Betty Price, State Sen. John Albers, Todd “Smiley” Baker of Carl Black, Commander Dennis Turner of the American Legion Post 201 and Post 201 Ambassador Roger Wise.
Carl Black honors veterans with VIP status ROSWELL, Ga. – To show support for local veterans, Carl Black of Roswell is giving away tickets for the upcoming country music program at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Nov. 7. The Kicks 101.5 Country Fair is sponsored by Carl Black and features Tim McGraw, Rascall Flatts, Chris Janson and Chase Bryant. Each veteran who came into the dealership on Ga. 9 and test drove a Buick vehicle would receive two tickets and a parking pass to the concert.
“This is a way for Carl Black to say ‘thank you for your service,’” said Todd “Smiley” Baker, executive manager for Carl Black. “We always try to do something special for the country fair.” Dennis Turner, commander of American Legion Post 201, said the gesture was well received. “We are very appreciative,” said Turner. “There are lots of vets who appreciate this. It’s a great gift from Carl Black. They are a good group of people.” —Jonathan Copsey
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for DUI, failure to maintain lane, speeding and reckless driving. ►► Charles Hugh Bearden, 22, of Canton, was arrested Oct. 14 on Hopewell Road in Milton for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Brooke Camden Widder, 25, of Falling Water Trace, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 16 on Lowe Lane in Roswell for DUI. ►► Christopher R. Novak, 35, of Jefferson Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 15 on Market Place in Alpharetta for DUI.
Drug arrests ►► Syed J. Hussain, 41, of
Parkmont Drive, Alpharetta,
was arrested Oct. 8 on Old Roswell Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, suspended license and changing lanes without signaling. ►► Mahmoud Azadi, 24, of Talisman Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 18 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Frank Wells, 32, of Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 15 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Adrian T. Edwards, 35, of Piney Ridge Walk, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 14 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Joshua Carlisle, 24, of Park Ridge Lane, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 13 on North Point Drive in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana.
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