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November 6, 2013 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 6, No. 45
A proposed rendering of what the Milton Library will look like. Now that it has a name, the library simply needs to be built. Construction is expected to begin early next year.
Milton Library gets a name By SAVANNAH LEE news@northfulton.com
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Left, Catherine Duches, 12, made a pumpkin full of pump-kittens. On right, Maddie Bolling, 10, shows off her pumpkin, complete with bloody seeds dripping down it.
Crabapple shows off spooky pumpkins MILTON, Ga. – About 30 spooky pumpkins lined Crabapple Road outside Scoops ice cream parlor Oct. 27. The fourth annual “Carvin’ in Crabapple” drew dozens of children and their families to paint or carve their own cute, scary or otherworldly gourds. Each pumpkin was entered into a contest to win gifts from the surrounding merchants. Children first started across the street at Just for Giggles painting studio, where they sat at long tables and painted or carved their pumpkins. Then everyone moved outside Scoops for the judging. Entrees were judged based on age-range. —Jonathan Copsey
MILTON, Ga. – Milton’s first library has a name – “The Milton Library.” The library will sit on two acres of land at the corner of Charlotte Drive and Mayfield Road on the historic Dinsmore Farm. The property was chosen in part because of its proximity to several schools and its road visibility. Once the location was selected, designs were drawn up and community input was requested. The completed design was revealed to the public in March 2013. As requested by the community, the design maintained some characteristics of the Dinsmore Farm. The next step was to name the library. A naming committee was formed with six members selected from the city and the
library board. The committee briefly discussed if the name should represent the Dinsmore family, the previous owners of the property. However, it was decided that the name of the library should represent the community at large. “We really just wanted to reflect the community of Milton,” said Councilmember Matt Kunz, a member of the naming committee. “It’s something that we’re very proud of and we wanted to make sure there was a focal point of our local character, and what better way than to name it Milton.” Councilmember Bill Lusk, another committee member, said it was proposed that a room inside the library be named after the Dinsmore family but it was a unani-
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