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K.B. Pearce and his wife Elda Pearce sit next to their classic – and quite rare – 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing, which was on display at the sixth anniversary of RBM of Atlanta-North celebration Saturday, Oct. 12.

Mercedes-Benz dealership celebrates 6th anniversary ALPHARETTA, Ga. — RBM of Atlanta-North, a MercedesBenz dealer in Alpharetta, celebrated its sixth anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Two days earlier, the dealership unveiled the new CLA-Class and S-Class models at a red carpet reveal at 345

McFarland Parkway in South Forsyth. On Saturday, hundreds attended the Concours d’Elegance Classic Car Show, presented by the MercedesBenz Club of America. There was also an assortment of prizes, food, refreshments and live music.

Former Mercedes-Benz club President Jim Mitchell and current club President Charles Burrage were both at the event that also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the SL Pagoda. For more information, visit www.rbmnorth.com.

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Thanksgiving signups begin at The Place

By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Once again this year, The Place of Forsyth County will be feeding families in need during Thanksgiving, and like previous years, the food pantry is in

need of restocking.

Since 1995, the nonprofit organization has provided Thanksgiving meals to the community.

Sandy Beaver, executive director for The Place, 2550 The Place Circle in Cumming, said the need in the community has

fluctuated with the economy.

“Each person who signs up for Thanksgiving will get a box with a least one week’s worth of food,” Beaver said.

In addition, the family gets a gift card to purchase a turkey

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Within the past three weeks, 14 local businesses have been burglarized — eight by one suspect and six by another.

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Doug Rainwater advises business owners to be mindful of unknown cars driving behind stores because these suspects are still at large.

“They will keep going,” Rainwater said. “They will run out of the petty cash and they’ll be back.”

The most recent eight burglaries occurred Oct. 9 by an unknown suspect.

Deputies said three businesses in the Lanier Crossing shopping center and three businesses in the Merchant Square shopping center, both at the intersections of Hutchinson Road and Atlanta Highway, were broken into.

The owners of Lescoo Oriental and Fashion, Hair Vision and Simple Strands in the Merchant Square shopping center found their front door locks punched out and items thrown about.

The owner of Hair Vision told deputies the cash register with $120 was stolen, and the other two businesses did not report missing items.

Across the street at Lanier Crossing shopping center, the owners of Moon Nails, Lanier Haircutters and Cumming Shoe Repair and Alterations

found their front door locks punched out and the cash registers stolen.

Deputies said a woman found the Lanier Haircutters’ cash register on the ground outside of AllState Insurance, 3625 Hutchinson Road. About $400 was taken from it, but the suspect left the register and a crow bar behind.

Moon Nails’ cash register had no money inside, and Cumming Shoe Repair and Alterations had about $150

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the cyclist and activated his blue lights.

Deputies said that when the suspect saw the patrol car, he jumped on his motorcycle and took off. A deputy turned into the parking lot as the motorcyclist tried to turn out, and he hit the patrol car.

Deputies handcuffed the man and waited for an ambulance to evaluate his injuries from the crash.

Deputies found three syringes, a dirty glass pipe and a small plastic bag with residue in it.

Jeffery Booth, 46, was charged with three counts of felony possession of methamphetamine, one count of possession of drug-related objects, misdemeanors, and four traffic offenses, misdemeanors. Booth was taken to Forsyth County Detention Center for booking.

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Cumming for possession of marijuana and failure to maintain lane. ►► Todd Thomas Weaver, 40, of Gainesville was arrested Oct. 5 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines and suspended license. ►► Spencer John P. Morrison, 21, of Crofters Pass, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept.

30 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and failure to maintain lane. ►► Tiffany Nicole White, 31, of Raintree Drive, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 4 on Raintree Drive in Roswell for possession of marijuana. ►► Juan C. Partridge, 25, of Atlanta was arrested Oct. 7 on Mansell Road in Roswell for possession of schedule I and II controlled substances.

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gan to pump gas. The deputy drove to the Chili’s next door and called for back up in case the motorcyclist tried to flee.

One BOOTH deputy pulled to the side of the gas station while the other pulled behind

Thieves steal fire extinguishers CUMMING, Ga. — Someone stole two fire extinguishers totaling $500 from gas station pumps, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

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Weycroft Circle, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 30 on Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville for DUI and failure to yield. ►► Niema L. Layne, 32, of Bridle Drive, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 1 on Era Drive in Cumming for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to report an accident. ►► Diana Felina Restrepo Marin, 33, of Ridgefair Drive, Cumming, was arrested Sept.

29 on Peachtree Parkway in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Brad Lee Ball, 35, of Edinburgh Court, Milton, was arrested Oct. 5 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open container and failure to yield. tion, 3240 Peachtree Parkway, told deputies sometime between 11:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 5 a.m. Oct. 8, someone stole the fire extinguishers from two gas pumps. The extinguishers were hanging on brick posts near the pumps and thieves broke boxes to remove them.

Video surveillance did not capture the thieves, as the cameras focus inside and by the front door of the store.

Man loses money for music lessons CUMMING, Ga. — A man paid

Chief Vann Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 5 on Ga. 9 in Milton for DUI, child endangerment, open container and failure to maintain lane.

Drug arrests ►► Jonathon Emory Hall, 31,

of Dahlonega was arrested Sept. 27 on Burruss Road in Dawsonville for possession of methamphetamines, failure to maintain lane, no insurance and suspended registration. ►► Jacob Brittain Baker, 21, of Englewood Drive, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 1 on Courthouse Square in Cumming for possession of heroin. ►► Amanda Rose Massie, 18, of Buford was arrested Oct. 3 on Buford Highway in $7,500 to a music company, but his daughter only received eight hours in the music studio, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

A man in the 4000 block of Bobbins Way told deputies he paid $7,500 to an Atlantabased music studio to assist his 18-year-old daughter with her music career several months ago.

To this date, his daughter has only spent eight hours in the music studio and has received no other benefits.

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of $6,560. The man said the owner has stalled in giving him his refund and feels the company is fraudulent.

‘Frankenstein’ stolen from yard CUMMING, Ga. — A man ran errands, and when he returned home, his Halloween decoration was missing, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

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Continued from Page 2 his eight-foot-tall Frankenstein Halloween decoration was stolen sometime between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 8.

Deputies said there was an obvious empty space where the decoration was supposed to be among several other decorations that the man had.

The man said it cost $300 when he bought it a few years ago and has no idea who might have wanted to steal it from his yard.

Trespassers break into park, steal barrels CUMMING, Ga. — Someone broke into a park and removed several orange barrels, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

At about 8:15 a.m. Oct. 14, a park ranger at West Bank Park, 3400 Buford Dam Road, told deputies he saw 10 orange in color barrels had been moved from the entrance.

He said the chain that locked the entrance gate had

public safety been cut and it was left open.

When he drove through the park, he found several homemade fliers on the ground that had inappropriate remarks about federal employees.

Deputies recovered seven orange barrels, but the park ranger said he thinks three might be missing.

Dog goes missing from owner’s truck MILTON, Ga. – Someone made off with a dog Oct. 8, taking it from the back of a truck.

The victim said he was parked at a gas station in Crabapple pumping gas. He went into the convenience store about 9 p.m.

His yellow German shepherd-mix dog was in the bed of his pickup truck. When he returned to the truck, the dog was not there.

The owner says the dog could not have jumped out of the truck because of its advanced age and arthritis in its hips. Surveillance footage of the pump was unable to be found. The dog is described as 115 to 125 pounds and wearing a green and blue “Sweetwater Brewing Co.” collar.

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Vandals graffiti neighborhood sign CUMMING, Ga. — Someone spray painted the sign to the entrance of a neighborhood, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

A resident in the Walnut Grove subdivision told deputies someone spray painted the neighborhood sign, the stop sign at the exit onto Hendrix Road and spray painted graffiti on the road overnight Oct. 4.

The resident said no one was seen, but surveillance cameras may provide some evidence.

The amount of money the damage caused was unknown, but the resident said most of it can be removed with a pressure washer.

Security cameras captured this image of a suspect in the Walnut Grove subdivision.

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City alcohol law changes to allow beer, wine at Cumming Fairgrounds

By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com CUMMING, Ga. — Weddings and other special festivals that take place at the Cumming Fairgrounds will now be allowed to serve alcohol.

City Attorney Dana Miles said the rules and regulation, adopted by the Cumming City Council at their Oct. 15 meeting, will allow the sale and service of beer and wine at the Cumming Fairgrounds.

“That can only be allowed by the City Council by passing a set of rules and regulations not currently allowed under the existing regulations,” Miles said.

The changes to the law allow for alcohol sales and regulations during an event or festival being held at the fairgrounds.

It also sets regulation for private events, such as a wedding taking place at the site, where they wouldn’t be selling alcohol, but simply serving.

“This set of rules and regulation coincides with the alcohol code; it’s a separate set of rules that applies for the fairground,” Miles said.

Before the alcohol sales during special events at the fairgrounds can take place, they would have to be approved by the City Council.

To apply for a special event license for the fairgrounds, the person or entity must also hold

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About eight miles down Atlanta Highway, Salon 999 and V Nails and Spa, 5670 Atlanta Highway, were broken into the same way, also on Oct. 9.

a city-issued alcohol license.

The drafted language for the changes designates a specific area of the fairgrounds during events, so people will not be allowed to wander around outside the designated area.

“Unless someone is renting the entire fairgrounds, but they would not be permitted outside the facilities into city streets,” Miles said.

Miles said whoever serves alcohol will be checking identification and dispersing bracelets and there is a four-drink limit that can be purchased per person during the day.

“There are a lot of limitations that are contained in these rules,” Miles said.

“There’s also a percentage of the gross revenue the city will receive out of the alcohol sale.”

Councilmember Rupert Sexton abstained from the vote. He later said he is proud of the city tradition not to serve alcohol during the Cumming Fair.

This set of rules and regulation coincides with the alcohol code; it’s a separate set of rules that applies for the fairground.”

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ALSO AT THE MEETING: The city received an update on the Lake Alice dam burst that happened in May. City Attorney Dana Miles said he’s waiting for feedback from the Environmental Protection Division from a plan the city submitted to remediate the site.

The Mashburn Family Trust, which owns a majority of the dam and a portion of the

lake bed, and the city, which owns the rest of the lake bed, had agreed to terms of a consent order last month.

Although the city and the Mashburn family have stabilized the dam with turbidity curtains, the new proposal called for a plan to be drafted and public participation meetings to be held.

Under the proposed plan, the city wants to survey the lake bed and the Mashburn Trust will deed their portion to of the lake to the city.

About 50 homes were affected by the dam breach at Lake Alice. Sanders Road between Buford Dam and Mary Alice roads remains closed to through traffic and under repair.

Jon Heard, director of utilities, asked for a change order for a Bald Ridge Marina Road gravity sewer and force main.

The drainage basin begins on Pilgrim Mill Road through the city’s pump station. The request was to remove an 8-inch line and replace it with a 16inch line.

The change order will cost about $127,000. This project will add a sewer to the area of a proposed Costco on Bald Ridge Marina Road off Ga. 400 and exit 15.

Negotiations are still ongoing on the Costco project, but nothing has been finalized.

Cumming Fairgrounds Manager Dave Horton said the attendance for this year’s Cumming Country Fair broke last year’s record of 141,000.

This year, there were 167,616 people who came through the gates.

“It exceeded our expectations,” Horton said. “The weather couldn’t have been better.”

Deputies said nothing was reported missing from V Nails, but $200 was stolen from Salon 999.

Rainwater said the same suspect committed these eight burglaries because he left a “signature.”

“All the front door locks were punched out the same way,” Rainwater said.

Rainwater said businesses

in Johns Creek and Gwinnett County have had their locks punched out recently, and a tri-county investigation is underway to see if the same suspect is responsible.

Deputies said the other six burglaries were committed by a man with a multi-colored tattoo that travels from his elbow to his wrist on his right arm.

Deputies were able to get still photos of this man from Publix, 3480 Keith Bridge Road, where he attempted to cash stolen lottery tickets.

Deputies said the lottery tickets were stolen from the Exxon gas station at Hammond’s Crossing, 3375 Keith Bridge Road.

On Sept. 28, the suspect pried open the back door of the store and stole 11 rolls of $20 lottery tickets and $5,000 from the safe and cash register.

The same night, the suspect broke into the Chevron gas station, 5035 Ga. 400, and ransacked the cash register.

Rainwater said this suspect broke into four other businesses the same way — entering through the back of the businesses and ripping open the door with a pry bar.

The male suspect is between 25 and 30 years old, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 tall, 145 to 155 pounds and has medium length brown hair.

If you have any information, call the sheriff’s criminal investigators at 770-781-2200.

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Black bear, two cubs seen in Haw Creek

By CAROLYN ASPENSON carolyn@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga.—If Cumming were on the path to Oz, Dorothy would be singing, “bears and bears and bears, oh my!”

Mashburn Elementary School Principal Tracey Smith canceled recess for her students on Tuesday, Oct. 15 based on calls about bear sightings received from parents living in the Haw Creek subdivision.

“These are black bears and they’re unpredictable,” she said. “We don’t want to put any

of our students or faculty in danger.”

Smith said she and a coworker would be checking the perimeter prior to the end of the day to make sure the area is safe.

“From now on, we’ve advised our staff that if they are on the playground and see a bear, to try to enter the building as calmly and quietly as possible, but if they can’t to make sure they have the gates locked to the playgrounds at all times,” Smith said.

Jennifer Caracciolo, public information and communica-

tions director for the board of education, said there is no normal procedure for wild animal sightings.

“Each sighting depends on the animal and situation,” she said. “However, Mashburn Elementary has a plan for the bear siting today.”

Caracciolo said that unless the bear is threatening, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Forsyth County Animal Control would not respond. She said they regularly communicate when sightings occur.

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The bears spotted in Haw Creek are similar to these seen at the Polo Fields in September.

Forsyth County reconsiders Johns Creek sewer

By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The county is reconsidering acquiring Cauley Creek water reclamation facility, off Bell Road south of the Forsyth/Fulton line in Johns Creek.

The county had been operating under contract with Fulton County until about a year ago, when that board terminated its agreement.

At their Oct. 17, the For-

syth County Commission went into executive session, which is related to land acquisition to reconsideration the Cauley Creek Sewer plant.

The board voted 4-1 with Forsyth County Commissioner Jim Boff opposed to reconsider buying the Cauley Creek sewer plant.

After the board recessed their regular meeting they voted to place the issue in their Oct. 22 work session agenda.

Cauley Creek is a 5 million-gallons-per-day (mgd) facility that had served Fulton County in east Johns Creek.

Last fall, Fulton bought out its contract with Cauley Creek, saying Fulton’s own Johns Creek Environmental Campus would be cheaper and as effective in the long run.

Forsyth needs to expand its sewer capacity in the Shakerag area, because it has been tapped as a growth area.

The county is also looking at building a $31 million Shakerag Water Reclamation facility, but after voting to get more information on Cauley Creek, the board postponed the item until Nov. 2.

ALSO AT THE MEETING: 2014 Budget Adopted The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s 2014 operating budget.

The $95.9 million general

fund budget was funded with no increase in the county’s property tax millage rate.

Millage Rates At their July 18 meeting, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners adopted the millage rates that will fund the county’s 2014 budget.

The board voted to maintain the county’s millage rates with no change.

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Business start-up help comes to Forsyth Entrepreneurs can get free mentoring with SCORE

By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — For an entrepreneur, knowing where the landmines are when they are starting off a new business venture will save them time, money and allow their business to be more successful in the long run.

A nonprofit that helps small businesses get off the ground with free mentoring services, counseling and workshops has opened its Forsyth County chapter this month.

Service Corporation of Retired Executives, or SCORE, is now located in the Regus office, 410 Peachtree Parkway, Building 400, Suite 4245 at the Collection at Forsyth.

“We all are volunteers,” said Lewis Carlyn, a SCORE mentor. “Most of the people are of various backgrounds; some are engineers, some are lawyers, some are business people, so that’s the big advantage of SCORE. If I couldn’t help them in marketing, sales and profitability — and they needed legal advice — I could use our referral system with SCORE.” The nonprofit was founded in 1964 and has 389 offices

throughout the U.S. and a network of 11,000 volunteers with about 75 business mentors in the Atlanta area.

SCORE’s work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and all services are at no charge or at a low cost.

“I want to start night mentoring,” Carlyn said. “There’s a whole group of people out there who can’t take time off that would be available in the evening.”

Luis Hernandez, general manager of Regus in Cumming, said SCORE’s mission aligns with his shared office space environment.

“SCORE, just like Regus, recognizes that Forsyth County is a fast-growing county and therefore there’s a large business need; for assisting businesses as well as growing new businesses,” Hernandez said.

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started right away at a low start-up cost, Hernandez said.

“We’re the business model of an easy way to start your business,” Hernandez said.

“We can provide low-cost entry into having a professional business image.”

But they don’t have to have an office with Regus to take part in SCORE’s workshops and mentoring services.

Carlyn said that he’s already helped mentor people to start a lawn service, clothing fashion business, printing business and someone who wants to launch a dog furniture business.

“It’s very diverse,” said Carlyn. “The thinking and the dreams are abundant.

The problem with people who are dreaming is their dreams sometimes have no basis with validity, and they would just be spinning their wheels.”

A lot of unemployed people have been making their way into SCORE with dreams of starting their own venture, but Carlyn gives advice based on reality.

“They are looking to do something and after they are desperate and can’t find a job, they think that by going into their own business that’s the

From left: Jason Mock, director of small business services at the Cumming Forsyth-County Chamber of Commerce, Lewis Carlyn, mentor with SCORE, and Luis Hernandez, general manager at Regus in Cumming. answer to it,” Carlyn said.

“What I always tell them is ‘to take care of their family, pump gas, do what you have to do to survive,’ and this will come when you get back on your feet a little.”

Since its inception, SCORE has helped more than 10 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, it provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses.

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Haunted House to benefit The Place

The Hayes Haunt is an annual haunted house, but it is also a fundraiser and the profits will be donated to The Place of Forsyth County.

If you go: What: Hayes Haunted House Where: 7435 Cavaletti Circle, in Cumming When: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 and on Thursday, Oct. 31 as well as an encore performance on Friday, Nov 1.

Cost: $5 per soul Info: www.hayeshaunt.com

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The distribution happens on Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 23.

A sign-up cutoff date is Nov. 15. Food donations for the pantry are accepted all the time.

“The need for food never stops. In fact, the need for food keeps increasing,” Beaver said.

“A lot of people for whatever reason can’t get food stamps, but they are still struggling.”

Donations pour in from Publix Supermarket customers and community groups, and all county elementary schools collect a specific food item, including corn and pumpkin, and the food gets brought to The Place.

“We’ll have all this food from the schools that we can use to make up boxes,” she said.

The numbers this year of families in need is likely to increase, Beaver said.

“We’re wondering this year if it may pick up,” Beaver said.

“Because people are coming for Christmas, they want to do Thanksgiving, also.”

This year, Christmas has been added to the services The Place is providing to the community, after the YMCA decided not to host the Christ-

The Place of Forsyth Thanksgiving Food Box What: Holiday food assistance program for Forsyth County families in need When: Sign up for assistance now through Nov. 15 How: Assistance is based on need, and all hardships will be taken into consideration. Call The Place of Forsyth at 770-8871098 for an appointment. Sign-ups are confidential. Documentation required for all applicants: • Proof of all household income for the past 30 days (current food stamp approval letter can be used to verify income) • Proof of residency • Photo identification

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Sandy Beaver, executive director for The Place of Forsyth County, at the onsite pantry, 2550 The Place Circle in Cumming.

The Place plans to feed about 300 families this Thanksgiving. mas gift-giving this year.

Instead, Christmas is going to become a collaborative effort along with Loving Forsyth and The Place. The Place was asked to help along with school social workers to sign up and qualify families in need through Nov. 15.

Shirts, underwear, socks and toys will be the focus for

children 15 and younger.

Each Wednesday at noon, about 80 to 100 people come to The Place to have lunch.

The numbers increase in the summer when school is out.

A sponsor for the service is needed for next year.

The Wednesday meals fulfill one of The Place’s goals, which is to ensure that no one goes

hungry in Forsyth County. In addition, there’s the onsite food pantry, which is need of a refill.

“What’s really great is that our community comes together to make sure that those in need are taken care of,” Beaver said. “No one in our community should ever go hungry.”

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A City of Cumming Proclamation named Nov. 9 as Poppy Day in Cumming and asks all citizens pay tribute to those who “made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom.” Members of the American Legion Post 307 and its Ladies Auxiliary received a proclamation at the Oct. 15 meeting. Red poppies are symbols of veterans who served and died for this country.

Manolo Payero, district manager for Pollo Tropical receives a proclamation from the City of Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt to recognize the grand opening of the new location on Market Place Boulevard adjacent to the Walmart. The restaurant officially opened its doors on Oct. 21.

Miranda Franklin of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency received a proclamation denoting National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the City of Cumming. The month of October was denoted to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the contributions of people with disability.

Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Chestatee River Chapter, received a proclamation Oct. 15 to commemorate National American Indian Heritage Month. The month of November was designated by Congress and approved by President George H. W. Bush in 1990.

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Ga. 400 toll demolition project work begins Oct. 25 ATLANTA – The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) and the Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the first phase of a fourphase demolition project for the Ga. 400 tollbooths will begin on Friday, Oct. 25.

The first phase will involve restriping in the Peach Pass electronic toll lanes and modification/removal of redundant signage. Nearly 70 signs will be removed in the next two weeks.

Last week, portable message signs were placed in the corridor to alert motorists of the upcoming pre-construction activities for the ending of tolls on Ga. 400 the week before Thanksgiving, weather permitting.

In July 2012, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the state would pay off its bond debt and end tolls on Ga. 400 by December 2013.

Southeastern Site Development Inc., of Newnan, has been contracted for the construction component of the project and will be managed through GDOT. In Phase II, preparation for no tolling continues with the completion of restriping and the installation of concrete bar-

riers between the Peach Pass and cash lanes in anticipation of the eventual shifting of traffic into the electronic lanes when toll collection ends.

Once tolls end and traffic is shifted in Phase III, no heavy demolition work is expected to take place during the winter holidays.

Phase IV will begin in January 2014 and will include removal of plaza toll booths, the canopy as well as reinforcement and filling of the tunnel stairwells. The demolition project will be completed in the fall of 2014.

Traffic patterns and travel times could shift during construction.

Georgia’s transportation agencies — GDOT in partnership with the Clean Air Campaign, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), MARTA and GRTA (Georgia Regional Transportation Authority) — are working closely to ensure drivers know about other Ga. 400 transportation options that could help with their commute both during construction and after completion.

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Computer monitors are among the items kept out of landfills during the electronic recycling event.

Recycle electronics event Oct. 26 at Cumming Fairgrounds Accepted items include computers, stereos, cellphones and more FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Make a positive impact on the environment this fall by recycling your old electronics during the upcoming Keep Forsyth County Beautiful “ERecycle” event. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cumming Fairgrounds Parking Lot 3 at 235 Castleberry Road.

Accepted items for recycling include laptops, stereos, CD players, cellphones, microwaves, cameras and more.

The minimum donation per carload drop-off is $5, while an additional $10 fee will apply for each television.

“We are very proud to offer this event to the community,” said Tammy Wright, environmental program manager. “By

recycling their old electronics, residents can remove unwanted items from their home while also making a difference in our environment.”

Some items, such as wooden console televisions, projector televisions, toaster ovens and refrigerators, will not be accepted during the event.

For a complete list of acceptable and non-acceptable items, visit www.forsythco. com or call 770-205-4573.

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Milton resident takes up bike challenge Bikes 25 miles to work weekly

By SHUBHI TANGRI news@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – Last October, more than 1,000 metro Atlanta commuters traded their steering wheels for handlebars and participated in the firstever Bike to Work Challenge during Bike to Work Month.

More than 17,000 bike trips were logged, eliminating some 130,000 miles of car travel from the road and 64 tons of pollution from the air. This October, bicycle commuters, new and seasoned, can cycle their way to work and compete for prizes in the second annual Bike to Work Challenge.

Organized by the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Clean Air Campaign, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Atlanta Regional Commission and local transportation management associations, the second annual Bike to Work Challenge gives commuters the opportunity to compete as individuals or teams.

Milton resident Brian Teipen has taken up the challenge. He bikes 25 miles at least twice a week to his job in Norcross. Moreover, he has to ride in early so he can take a

shower and change clothes before the work day begins. This is Teipen’s second year participating in this challenge. “Overall, stress reduction is the biggest reason I do it, and I value that I am able to combine the commute time with exercise time,� Teipen said. “It also reminds me to remain a bit more focused on making healthy choices.�

Teipen said that his biggest influence was his colleague Mark Filer, who is another participant in the challenge. “The more times I saw him riding in, the more I thought about how I could plan and do the same,� Teipen said.

Nonetheless, Teipen was already a seasoned athlete when it comes to biking and was even a competitor at the Elite National Championships and the 1992 U.S. Olympic trials.

The bicyclist said he believes that substituting short car rides with bike trips will not only maintain healthy stress levels but also help reduce smog production and improve air quality.

Friends and co-workers have shown great support for the activity and have even expressed interest in partaking

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Backbones of the quilting ministry Linda Beall, left, and Marj Nolan, right, with Pastor Jim Thalaker on Quilt-Ten Sunday.

Milton’s Brian Teipen has taken up biking to work as part of Bike to Work Month. in the challenge themselves, Teipen said. “If anyone is interested in how to begin bike commuting or cycling in general, great resources include the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and your local bike shop,� he said.

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Quilts made at Lutheran church go worldwide

By CAITLIN WAGENSEIL caitlin@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – In its eighth year, the Lord of Life Lutheran Church’s “Peace by Piece� ministry has already crafted 500 quilts for those in need – 74 so far this year. “They bring hope to those who, struggling to survive, realize that someone cares enough to make and send these patchwork blankets,�

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American Legion announces HS speech contest 10th annual CUMMING, Ga. – The American Legion, Cumming Post 307, announced its annual High School Oratorical Scholarship Program for 2013-14.

This oratorical program is a four-level state contest with winners receiving cash awards at every level.

The program starts at the local American Legion Post level and the winner may progress to compete at the district, area and state contests.

Eligible participants are high school students who will be under the age of 20 years by April 4-6, 2014, which is the date of the national contest.

The contestants must also be citizens of or lawful perma-

nent residents of the United States. Students of public, religious, military, private schools or a state-accredited home school may participate.

Each contestant is requested to deliver an eight- to 10-minute prepared oration, using some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with emphasis on the duties and obligations of a citizen to our government.

Additionally, an extemporaneous three- to five-minute oration will be given by each contestant, based on one of four published constitutional amendments. The amendment is selected at the time of the contest and each contestant speaks on the same amendment.

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Each contestant delivers a prepared oration on the duties and obligations of a citizen to the government. contest will be held on Monday, Feb. 10 at the Georgia Army National Guard Readiness Center, 100 Aquatic Circle in Cumming.

The state contest will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014, location to be announced.

Cash prizes through the state championship can total as much as $2,500 and the national contestants are

awarded $1,500 in scholarship money for each level he or she attains as well as scholarships of $18,000, $16,000 and $14,000 for first, second and third place finishes.

Participant’s expenses are paid by the American Legion.

For information, contact John Arant, Post 307 contest chairman, at 770-887-5708 or at jarant01@bellsouth.net –McKenzie Cunningham

Local riders make cut on UGA equestrian team ATHENS, Ga. – Local North Fulton riders were part of the University of Georgia’s women’s equestrian team who provided fans with a sneak peek of the 2013-2014 squad at the annual Red and Black Scrimmage at the UGA Equestrian Complex in Bishop, Ga., on Sept. 20.

Newly signed riders Madison Beasley (western) and

Abby Brown (hunt seat) of Alpharetta and Milton’s Jane Sutcliff (western) took to the ring in preparation for the season opener with Fresno State in Athens on Sept. 29 and the Mane Dawgs’ visit to rival University of South Carolina in October.

Sutcliff was awarded the Most Outstanding Player for show in the western ring. Vet-

eran rider Morgan Justiss, a UGA junior from Alpharetta, performed in horsemanship for the crowd and will return to the western show ring again this season.

The Bulldogs look to build on their successful 2012-13 campaign by fielding new recruits and riders who were regulars in the lineup last season.

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Christmas in Central Park CUMMING, Ga. – The Sawnee Artists Association invites the community for its 10th annual Christmas in Central Park, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Admission to the festival is free. The event will feature live entertainment, as well as unique handcrafted products, jewelry, glass, pottery, woodwork and sweets from about 90 vendors.

The family-friendly event gives parents the opportunity to capture their child’s visit with a photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

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Family Promise Week Oct. 20-27 Raises awareness of North Fulton homelessness NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Family Promise of North Fulton/ DeKalb Counties, an affiliate of Family Promise, is proud to be part of a nationwide effort to help children and families who are homeless regain their sustainable independence.

The week of Sunday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Oct. 27, has been designated Family Promise Week.

Family Promise Week will be celebrated nationwide and in the 182 communities where there is a Family Promise affiliate. Since 1988, Family Promise has helped more than 500,000 people – men, women and children – with housing, case management and other services. 2013 marks the organization’s 25th anniversary of serving families across the country.

Starting as a local effort to address the crisis of family homelessness, Family Promise works on the principle that the elements to help children and their families – who make up 40 percent of all people who are homeless – are already in the community. Most Family Promise affiliates can accom-

modate four families or 14 people at one time. The program brings together houses of worship to provide temporary homes, facilities to provide space during the day for case management and most importantly, thousands of volunteers who, by sharing a few hours of their time, enable families to turn their lives around.

Based on the Fulton County 2000 Census and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, approximately 800 families with dependent children are homeless in the North Fulton community.

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb, has served 28 people (nearly 60 percent of them children) by providing temporary lodging since opening its doors in February 2013.

This is done through a partnership of 12 local houses of worship representing roughly 12,000 congregants, involving more than 800 volunteers and nearly 13,000 volunteer hours.

Because of the extent of in-kind contributions, over $25,000 so far this year, Family Promise of North Fulton/ DeKalb Counties is able to help families despite a very low budget, while at the same time building community between its volunteers and the families served in the program.

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Local SAR chapter holds charter banquet CUMMING, Ga. – The Robert Forsyth chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) held its charter banquet on Oct. 5 at the Reid Barn in Cumming.

About 100 members, guests and dignitaries attended the banquet.

During the chartering ceremony, Allen Greenly was inducted as the first president of the new chapter. After his induction, Georgia Society President James E. Stallings presented Greenly with the SAR Meritorious Service Medal.

The chartering ceremony was followed by the induction ceremony of 23 new members into the National Society Sons

of the American Revolution.

The new members included two brothers and seven sets of fathers and sons.

The Robert Forsyth chapter began with 11 members in March.

Now the chapter has 55 members.

The night ended with Greenly presenting several medals. Joyce Mortison and Melissa Danielsson received medals of appreciation for their work with the new members of the Robert Forsyth chapter.

Greenly then presented Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt with the SAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medal for his 44 years of public service.

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Chapter officers from left are Editor Matthew T. Patton, Genealogist Timothy Bassett, Historian Rolland Jarrell, Sergeant-at-Arms Daniel P. Miles Sr., Chancellor Charles Meagher, Registrar Christopher Russo, Chaplain John E. Flikeid, Treasurer William W. Walker, Secretary Edward P. Rigel Jr., Vice President Tom Davis and President Allen Greenly.

Cumming Library holds Star Wars Saturday, Oct. 26 CUMMING, Ga. – Star Wars fans, both young and old, are invited to visit the Cumming Library on Saturday Oct. 26 from noon. to 1:30 p.m. for “Star Wars Saturday.”

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Ingram Funeral Home honors Vietnam veterans CUMMING, Ga. – Cumming’s Ingram Funeral Home has given the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) a bench dedicated to the service of the men and women of the Vietnam War. The presentation by Ingram owner Jack Allen took place at the Foster House restaurant in downtown Cumming, where the members of Chapter 1030 gather each Friday for an informal get together they call “Grits and Gab.” Allen said his father was a veteran and he said that honoring the service of the former military members is something he feels compelled and honored to do.

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By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Dr. Karen Minyard knew even before the Affordable Care Act passed that her workload would be tripled.

Her predictions were right.

Minyard, director and associate research professor with the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, recently shared her years of research and understanding of the complicated health care reform, which affects every American, with local business leaders.

On Oct. 15, a Healthcare Association of Forsyth summit was held to address Rotary Club Lanier Forsyth and Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce members on how the Affordable Care Act has business owners rethinking their strategic plans.

The event was sponsored by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Minyard said some people are more affected by the changes than others and small businesses are no exception.

Those who spoke at the event were passionately opposed to the law. A woman said she was fired by her health care employer because they didn’t want to pay her family’s premium increases.

A doctor in the audience said the costs to implement the health care changes at his practice will likely put him out of business.

The new health care law does have some bright sides.

Small employers who have offered insurance to their 25 or fewer lowwage workers were able to receive a tax credit.

“The purpose of this was to encourage them to keep offering insurance,” Minyard said.

“That’s something that is scheduled to increase, the amount of tax credit that is allowed to small business over the next couple of years, and then

phase out.”

Smaller employers are encouraged to keep offering insurance during the transition, but this credit goes away by 2016.

With the way the law is structured, the size of the firm makes a difference.

The law, which says that businesses that are larger than 50 employees have to offer insurance or pay a penalty, was postponed for a year. Those employers who don’t provide health insurance will be spared penalties, called “shared responsibility payments,” of up to $3,000 until 2015.

“If you offer less than essential benefit, a very high-cost and limited health plan that doesn’t qualify and if your workers go to the health insurance exchange and receive a subsidy, you will have to pay $3,000 for those workers,” Minyard said.

Minyard said these large employers should discuss their best option with an insurance broker.

“This becomes a complicated situation,” Minyard said. “There may be some cases where it makes sense to some of the folks to buy health insurance through the exchange and the employer paying the penalty and maybe offering insurance in a different way.”

The health insurance exchange, which is equal to a store where people can buy insurance, will be based on the federal poverty level.

There are two parts to the health insurance exchange, one for individuals and one for small businesses; however, many users have experienced trouble with the site’s log-in process.

“There are a lot of glitches and it’s uncertain as to whether these are the typical kinds of problems that you have when you start a new complicated website, or if there are more challenging issues related to software and programming,” Minyard told attendees.

Insurance subsidies are available to cover people who fall between 100 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level,

Dr. Karen Minyard, director and associate research professor with the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, addressing business leaders during the Healthcare Association of Forsyth summit Oct. 15.

Minyard said. Every American will be required to obtain a standard health care insurance or pay a penalty. In Georgia, there are about 600,000 people who make 138 percent of poverty level and would be eligible to participate in Medicaid.

There are a lot of changes. Some are community ratings, instead of risk adjustment premiums, meaning an individual would not be rated based on previous health condition, but rather the cost would be region-based, age or whether that person smokes, Minyard said.

The new patient’s Bill of Rights was summarized for attendees.

“No pre-existing condition exclusion, no lifetime and very limited annual benefit caps, prior approval for insurance companies of rate increases and a mandatory loss of 80-to-85-percent,” she said. “That means the insurance companies must spend, depending on

their size and their business, at least 80 or 85 percent of the money they receive on the insurance care of people, as opposed to administrative or forprofit.”

Minyard said that more recent projections say that the cost for the health care reform over the next decade is about $1.6 trillion.

The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan arm of Congress, estimates in the first 10 years, the health care bill would reduce the country’s deficit by $143 billion.

“Every group has to strategically change their business plan,” Minyard said. “And that’s true for employers of every size because there are different decisions to be made about this.”

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Zoës Kitchen opens in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Zoës Kitchen, a Mediterraneaninspired, fast-casual restaurant featuring savory dishes as well as several gluten-free dishes, opened in Alpharetta on Thursday, Oct. 17.

The restaurant, 10920 Haynes Bridge Road, Suite 100 in Alpharetta, marks Zoës’ 97th location reaching 15 states nationwide. Founded in 1995 in Birmingham, Ala., by Zoë Cassimus, Zoës features a variety of menu items that are made from scratch daily.

“From the beginning, it’s been our mission to deliver fresh, authentic dishes to each one of our guest every day,” said Brian Waghalter, regional operator of Zoës Kitchen in Alpharetta. “We’re thrilled to continue our growth in Georgia and can’t wait to share our homemade Mediterranean recipes with the people of Alpharetta.”

The menu will showcase entrees such as salads, pitas, sandwiches and kabobs in addition to fresh sides like no-mayo slaw, potato salad and braised white beans with fresh rosemary. Guests can dine in, order online or call ahead for takeout. The Zoës Alpharetta location seats 78 guests in the dining room, including an outdoor patio, which seats 32. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

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ERA Realty acquires Atlanta brokerage firm ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta-based ERA Atlantic Realty announced the acquisition of Morris and Raper Real Estate Consultants, a residential and commercial brokerage firm serving metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. The Buckhead-based brokerage 40-agent company founded in 1979 was responsible for $60 million in sales volume in 2012 and will now do business as ERA Morris and Raper Real Estate Consultants.

“This move not only expands ERA Atlantic Realty’s service areas into a critical market for the region, it also allows us to tap the new residential construction and commercial talent of this highly regarded company with strong connections to the community,” said Greg Kurzner, president of ERA Atlantic Realty.

The company, 3560 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, specializes in the areas of residential, commercial and on-site real estate. Visit www.atlanticrealty.net for more.

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Ankle and foot clinic opens in Milton MILTON, Ga. – Ankle and Foot Centers of Georgia has widened its reach in Georgia with a new location in Milton. The clinic, 13057 Ga. Highway 9 North, Suite 210 in Milton, in the Target-anchored shopping center, is headed by Dr. Shamir Bhikha.

Last month, city and business leaders welcomed the clinic during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for prospective patients. Bhikha’s team treats patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics, with a special interest in sports medicine, trauma, podopediatrics, reconstructive foot and ankle surgery and diabetic limb salvage. Visit www.ankleandfootcenters. com/contact-us/ or call 770-559-0348 for more information.

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From left: David Chirinos and Dave Siewert.

Furniture store opens in Roswell ROSWELL, Ga. – Ben’s Brands for Less, 730 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, owned by Ben Haverty, opened its doors in July.

David Chirinos and Dave Siewert, who run the Roswell store, say all brand-name furniture comes directly from the manufacturer with new inventory arriving daily. The savings are then passed to customers. “At Ben’s, you’re able to find stylish furniture for every room in your home, at drastically reduced prices,” Siewert said.

The store is open Monday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Call 770-642-7201 or visit www.bens.com.

Malvi owner Laura Curtis and Paris Retana receive their award from Credo Financial Service Managing Director Dan Lucas. Malvi is a new product that plans to launch a bakery soon.

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Iron Tribe Fitness to hold cookout, grand opening Salon adds children’s hair cuts to services ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A salon for grown-ups is now a bit younger. Fashion Looks now offers children’s haircuts. The business, 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector in Alpharetta, says it recently added the services for its younger clientele. Boys’ haircuts start at $18 and cuts are $25 for girls.

Full-service salon services are still being offered to adults.

For more information, visit http://www.fashionlooks.net or call 678-795-1000.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A grand opening and cookout is taking place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Iron Tribe Fitness, 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 128 in Johns Creek. The event is a partnership event with the Atlanta chapter of Team Red, White and Blue – called WOD for Warriors. All event proceeds will benefit veterans. The festivities kick the morning off with the national anthem and a group warm up. The workout will last about 20 minutes and is comprised of movements for all. After the workout, there will be a cookout and community hangout that is open to the public.

At 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Iron Tribe will hold their official ribbon-cutting ceremony with city leaders. Visit www.irontribe101.com/location/johns-creek for more information.

Bridgeway Youth Program Founder Kayse McCanne with Credo Financial Service Managing Director Dan Lucas.

Financial services awards $25K to entrepreneurs ALPHARETTA, Ga. — On Oct. 2, Credo Financial Services awarded “Entrepreneur Contest” winners Malvi, of Forsyth County, $5,000 in cash and $20,000 in services, and nonprofit Bridgeway Youth Program, of Stockbridge, Ga., with one year of pro bono chief financial officer services. Dan Lucas, managing director for Alpharetta-based Credo Financial offers professional accounting and start-up services on a parttime basis for entrepreneurs.

For more, visit www.credofinance.com or call 678-242-5230.

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North Fulton Hospital opens new cardiology center Partnering with WellStar Health System

By CAITLIN WAGENSEIL caitlin@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – If someone is experiencing a heart attack, they need the best care possible. That’s what a new partnership at North Fulton Hospital with WellStar Health System brings.

A ribbon cutting was held on Thursday, Oct. 10 to officially introduce the community to the first cardiology practice to come to North Fulton Hospital, at 4500 Hospital Blvd. in Roswell.

North Fulton Cardiovascular Medicine is a twophysician cardiology practice owned by the hospital with management of its services provided by WellStar Health System. Debbie Keel, chief executive officer of North Fulton Hospital, said the new facility is part of the hospital’s continuing effort to reshape and retool the hospital to better serve the community.

“This is going to be a top-notch program for us,” Keel said. “When you have someone in an active heart attack coming into the ER, all the players have to play their part precisely from the minute the patient arrives, to being in the cath lab, all the way through recovery — and that’s the kind of program we’re going to run here.”

WellStar Chief Cardiology Officer Dr. Barry Mangel said he was excited about the affiliation with North Fulton Hospital.

“We’re looking forward to this relationship to develop a world-class cardiac program here at North Fulton, and I think we’re well on our way to doing that,” Mangel said.

The practice will offer in-patient and out-patient care and will soon have a new cardiac catheterization

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Dr. Rajesh Sachdeva and Dr. Ayushi Ahuja, the cardiologists running the new practice, cut the ribbon at the official ceremony held on Thursday. Joining them are NFH CEO Deborah Keel, Mayor Jere Wood and Councilman Jerry Orlans lab installed in the facility.

Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and state Sen. Brandon Beach were present at the ribbon cutting and spoke about the importance of having the new facility at the hospital.

“It’s important to have great health care when we’re trying to retain, expand and recruit new companies — it’s a tool in our toolbox to have a facility like this,” Beach said.

Dr. Rajesh Sachdeva and Dr. Ayushi Ahuja are the

two physicians that will run the cardiology practice.

Sachdeva, a board certified interventional cardiologist, will serve as cardiology medical director for the hospital and Ahuja will help in the development of a women’s cardiology program.

“It’s really a great opportunity to serve our community,” Ahuja said. “To start something, build it up and then be here for a long, long time.”

For more information on the cardiology practice, visit www.nfultonhospital.com.

Selling your home Determining your target market during the holidays Should you put your home on the market over the holidays? Some sellers don’t have a choice, as relocating because of a job will dictate your timeframe and requirements. But there is an argument to be made both ways.

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LOCAL LIVE MUSIC » A NIGHT IN RIO

A Night in Rio is the second performance of “Jazz Roots: A Larry Rosen Jazz Series.”

With the combination of samba and jazz, Brazilian performers Sergio Mendes and Eliane Elias will bring the genre of Bossa Nova to life. The culture and sounds of Brazil will be at the audience’s fingertips as they indulge in a night of music and passion like no other.

8 p.m. Oct. 26. 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta.

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MAESTRO AND FRIENDS RECITAL

Join the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra and St. Benedict Music Director J. Wayne Baughman in an exceptional vocal recital, “My Favorite Songs!”

Maestro Baughman will be joined by JCSO Concertmaster Adelaide Federici, Katie Baughman, and St. Benedict Assistant Music Director Sara Lorusso. Selections range from opera and art songs to spirituals and Broadway.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. St. Benedict, 11045 Parsons Road, Johns Creek. Please call 678-748-5802 or visit johnscreeksymphony.org.

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The Roswell Fine Arts Alliance will hold its premier annual members’ juried show Oct. 11-Nov. 13 with 60 works of art available for purchase. Hosted by the Bank of North Georgia, 10446 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Open during regular banking hours.

Please call 770-594-6462 or visit rfaa.org.

THE LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES GARDEN

An exhibition that explores the art, design and evolution of Paris' beloved Tuileries Garden and its impact on artists through time will premiere at the High Museum of Art. The Louvre and the Tuileries Garden will feature more than 100 works, some of which have never been seen outside of France. Oct. 26 to Nov. 19. 1280 Peachtree St. Northeast, Atlanta. Please visit high.org.

Forsyth Central High School presents “Macbeth.”

The play is set in 10th Century Scotland and tells the tale of a good man who slowly yields himself to the tempting voice of his murderous wife, his own ambition, and three supernatural witches.

Through each bloody deed he becomes a butcher, leaving his wife and his

where kids ages 2 to 12 are encouraged to dress in their costumes. Head to Center Court for free activities including a costume contest, prizes, crafts, games and music. Kids are then invited to trick-ortreat at the retailers around the mall. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

2 p.m. Oct. 26. 1000 North Point Circle, Alpharetta.

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CLASSIC CAR AND HOT ROD SHOW

For owners or connoisseurs of classic cars and motorcycles. This first annual event in Johns Creek, hosted by the Alpharetta-Johns Creek Kiwanis, provides an opportunity for you to show off that majestic piece of machinery that you love.

11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27. 8465 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Please call 678-824-2104 or visit johnscreekkiwanis.org to register.

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Take your child on a well-lit hike through the forest to meet woodland creatures and hear about their lives.

It’s the perfect non-scary alternative to traditional Halloween events all while supporting Chattahoochee Nature Center. Meet naturecostumed characters and create fun crafts. Hikes begin at 7 p.m. and run continuously. 6:30 – 10 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26.

9135 Willeo Road, Roswell.

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An annual BBQ hosted by Roswell Mayor Jere Wood to benefit HomeStretch, which provides housing for children and equips their parents with skills for self-sufficiency. Featuring vittles from Artisan Foods, Atlanta Beverage, Spiced Right Rib House, Talk of the Town, Shane's Rib Shack, Harry's Farmer's Market, the Mill Kitchen, Roswell Beverage and Adele's Cajun Cuisine. 6:30 – 10 p.m.

Oct. 26. 10850 Stroup Road, Roswell. Please call 770-642-9185 or visit homestretch.org.

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North Point Mall is hosting a Halloween Kids Fest,

RESTLESS IN RESTHAVEN CEMETERY TOURS

The spirits of Alpharetta’s past come alive during this downtown cemetery tour.

Guides take participants through downtown to Resthaven Cemetery. Hear stories of the city’s early days from the people who brought the community to life. Advanced registration required. Tour runs two miles and takes 90 minutes.

4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Oct. 27. 29 South Main St., Alpharetta.

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STONE MOUNTAIN PUMPKIN FESTIVAL

Enjoy fun-filled games and family shows such as "Pumpkinpalooza," scavenger hunts and the Pumpkin Mash at the Mayor's Rockin’ Costume Party. Weekends until Oct. 27. Open 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Sundays and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays. Stone Mountain Park, Highway 78 East, Stone Mountain. Please call 770-498-5690 or visit stonemountainpark.com.

ALPHARETTA CHILI COOK-OFF

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and other public safety staff don their chef’s aprons to create competing pots of homemade chili at this cook-off, featuring the Georgia versus Florida game. Try 20 different types of chili, from mild to extra spicy. Hotdogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and beer also available. Inflatables and face painting for kids.

2:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Milton Avenue, Alpharetta. Please call 678-297-6000 or visit awesomealpharetta.com.

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MOVIES OFF MAIN

The City of Alpharetta presents Movies Off Main, featuring “Warm Bodies.” 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Oct. 25. 24 Milton Ave., Alpharetta.

Please call 678-297-6000 or visit alpharetta.ga.us.

14TH ANNUAL BUFORD ACE CLASSIC CRUISE-IN AND SHOW

Come see modified cars, vintage cars, street rods, muscle cars, motorcycles, race cars and rare rides of all kinds. Also featuring door prizes, a silent auction and fun for the whole family. All benefits go to the North Gwinnett Food Bank Co-op. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Nov. 2. 4300 Buford Drive, Buford. 770-932-1458.

CHASTAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL

Enjoy fine arts and crafts, a children’s area and local concessions including food trucks. Also featuring a VIP tent and local acoustic musicians to enliven the atmosphere. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Nov. 3. 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. Please call 404-873-1222 or visit chastainpark artsfestival.com.

BENEFITS & RACES » 5K RUN FOR KIDS' CHANCE OF GEORGIA

Join the 23rd annual 5K run for Kids’ Chance of Georgia. Kids' Chance is a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to children of Georgia workers who have been seriously, catastrophically or fatally injured in work-related accidents. 8 a.m. – noon.

Oct. 26. 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody.

Please call 770-933-7767 or visit kidschancega.org.

WELLSTAR STEPUP 5K RACE TO EMBRACE TOLERANCE

Proceeds from this race support Embracing Tolerance, a local education and awareness program whose vision is to create a generation of educated and socially responsible youth.

Embracing Tolerance seeks to arm teens and preteens with knowledge, empathy and responsiveness to combat bullying, racism and prejudice. 7 a.m. Nov. 3. North Point Village, 7300 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta. Please visit active.com.

CRYSTAL BOWERSOX

Crystal Bowersox’s rich amalgam of blues, folk and rock makes this “American Idol” runner-up one of the most dynamic young voices in music today. 8 p.m. Oct. 26. 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Please call 770-5946232 or visit roswellpresents.com.

HAYES HAUNT

An annual haunted house that benefits a different charity each year.

This year’s proceeds go to the Place of Forsyth. 7 – 10 p.m. Oct. 25, 26 and 31, and Nov. 1. 7435 Cavaletti Circle, Cumming. Please visit hayeshaunt.com.

TWILIGHT RUN FOR CHEROKEE

This annual 5K, Fun Run and Walk fundraiser is designed to help raise awareness on the dangers of drunk driving. 6 p.m. Oct. 26. Hobgood Park, 6688 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock. Please call 770-8418530 or visit cherokeefor.com.

THE DRAGON KING

The story of a drought that strikes China, and the fearless grandmother who resolves to find out why the Dragon King is withholding the rain—even if she must go to the bottom of the sea. Oct. 22 – Nov. 3.

1404 Spring St. Northwest, Atlanta.

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“State of Neon” students prepare to enter the gymnasium.

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“State of Zombies” student makes her entrance, while “State of Nerds” wait to go next.

“State of Barbie” included Barbie, Ken and lots of pink.

Sixth and seventh graders at Piney Grove served as representatives at the student forum convention held Thursday.

Piney Grove students show off their “Pajama Time” sign for their state.

A student leads her state into the gym.

Students part of “State of Pink for a Cure” named their state as a way to support breast cancer awareness month.

all about,” said Terri North, principal at Piney Grove MS. Each eighth-grade homeroom represented a “state” of their own choosing, ranging from “State of Zombie,” “State of Barbie,” and even “State of Old People.”

Throughout the convention, students cast their ballot for presidential and vice presidential candidates. Runners up Abhinav Sehgal and Suchit Godala became the school’s treasurers.

Some sixth- and seventh-

graders served as representatives, while the rest were in attendance as onlookers.

Special guests included state Rep. Mike Dudgeon and Forsyth County Board of Education Superintendent L.C. “Buster” Evans.

Dudgeon spoke to the students about the Electoral College and popular votes.

“Always be informed,” Dudgeon said. “As you grow up, make sure you understand how important it is that you know who you’re voting for.”

Zombies, Barbies elect student government Piney Grove’s convention offers fun way to educate on electoral process

By CAITLIN WAGENSEIL caitlin@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga. – Students at Piney Grove Middle School had the opportunity to dress in all different kinds of costumes on Thursday, Oct. 17. Some were scary, but this was no Halloween party.

The school held its third annual student forum con-

vention to elect the school’s student body president and vice president, simulating a national convention, complete with zombies.

The school, 8135 Majors Road in Cumming, elected eighth-graders Maria Carmona as president, and Ashlyn DeCarlo as vice president.

“This is a wonderful act of what a democratic process is

The week before the convention, student candidates gave speeches, put up campaign signs and distributed flyers to their fellow students as a way to campaign.

“We’ve had a great week of campaigning, and my hope is that many of the students will learn a little more about our democratic voting process and that our future eighth-graders will get involved in student government,” said Joan Irwin, a teacher and student government advisor.

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Lambert cheerleaders ‘pink out’ Historic night for Lady Paladins for breast cancer awareness CUMMING, Ga. – The Lambert High School varsity basketball cheerleading squad captained by Rachel VanDyke “Pinked Out” at school and practice on Wednesday, Oct. 9 to raise awareness of breast cancer and to show support for family and friends battling cancer. This is one of many cancer awareness events being supported

by Lambert High School this month.

– Staff

FCS makes first trip to state tournament ROSWELL, Ga. – The Fellowship Christian School varsity volleyball team defeated King’s Ridge Christian School and Pinecrest Academy in the AREA volleyball tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to advance to the AREA championship game and earn the school’s firstever trip to the state volleyball tournament.

The Lady Paladins downed King’s Ridge 25-11 in the first set and 25-21 in the second set.

“It was a great night for the Lady Paladins,” head coach Leah Smith said. “With a rough start against King’s Ridge, we battled back and still pulled out the victory. We Leah Smith came out Paladins Head Coach very strong against Pinecrest and won in three sets.”

FCS beat Pinecrest 25-11 in the first set, but dropped the second 22-25. The Lady Paladins posted a 25-19 third-set victory.

“This is our first time to state, so it is a great accomplishment,” Smith said. “It was a big night for the Lady Paladins.”

Fellowship entered the

AREA tournament seeded second among the eight teams to qualify for the tourney. It’s the first time the school has earned the right to host the tournament since joining the GHSA. Fellowship (7-1 in AREA matches this season) was the ninth-ranked team among all Single-A schools in the latest poll.

“They have done an awesome job this season,” Smith said. “We have played very well as a team. They are a bunch of scrappy and attacking players who are mentally sharp. We have been ranked seventh through 10th in the state all year.”

The head coach noted that Shelby Villar is “hands down our MVP” this season.

“She hits the ball with power, and can dig anything out,” Smith said. “A.J. Baumann has also been a key contributor. They have been our leaders, but it’s really been a team effort. Our setters this year have shown a lot of hustle and determination, and have been the backbone for our hitters.”

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‘Today’ is not your father’s Oldsmobile “There is a world of difference between being 17 in 2008 and being 17 in 2013. There’s no comparison.” That’s what my daughter Amelia commented as she compared her brother Carl’s world today with her high school days just a few years ago.

Amelia’s quote was a Facebook post of mine recently, and I haven’t been able to quit thinking about it. My daughter made that comment when I told her that I felt like technology was racing by so fast that I felt utterly lost – like I was sitting in the back of a bullet train watching the horizon disappear in only a matter of seconds while I was still trying to look at the scenery on the side of the track, spot wild animals and generally enjoy the view.

All I get is one big blur.

The problem is that I am just enough in sync with the technology to at least have a clue how much I am probably missing and to also get that once my last child goes to college next year that my primary link to all of those changes will go with him. I can’t tell you how much contact with him and being able to observe how he and his friends have embedded the technology into their

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Everything is instant. Everything is public. Everybody has access and information to or about everybody else 24/7.

Thank you Twitter, Facebook, texting, Snapchat, Vine, Instagram, YouTube, Tender, Lulu, Soundcloud and so on. The technology flavor of today will be displaced by new technology tomorrow, or this afternoon – or maybe in the next 15 minutes. Facebook is almost extinct to the under 20 set, and no one but Baby Boomers even uses email anymore.

Interpersonal information – chatter among peers, friends or complete strangers, good, bad, accurate, distorted, distilled, edited and unedited – flows freely and is updated frequently by the minute. Everybody talks to each other or about each other. And when there is weather, there is no shel-

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Popular social media websites Twitter.com: Fastest-growing social media site in the world.

Intensely used by teens to communicate with each other constantly. By far has displaced Facebook by this age segment.

Facebook.com: Is there anyone who does not know what this is?

Snapchat.com: Relatively new application that allows someone to send a photo and/or text that self-destructs within roughly 10 seconds of being opened. The problem is that a screenshot can be made of the image before it selfdestructs. Popular with teens as a way to communicate and have fun. Also has been used in “sexting.”

Vine.com: Popular site used

ter from the storm, no place that stays dry and no place to escape from the tsunami of connectivity.

Staying dry, or staying grounded to traditional ballast based on interpersonal relationships facilitated by traditional connections, is at risk

by teens and older to create and share video. Owned by Twitter.

Instagram.com: Owned by Google, this app is used to share photos. It is similar to Facebook but specifically for photo sharing.

Tender.com: Relatively new and extremely popular on college campuses to meet the opposite sex or same sex. This app is GPS based and tied into Facebook. When turned on, it allows users to “find” other people with similar profiles within a specified distance from where they are.

Lulu.com: This is relatively new and similar to RateMyTeachers.com, which allows students to both “rate” their teachers and also to check

and probably lies somewhere off to the side of that bullet train track among the weeds and discarded soft drink cans.

Staying grounded, I think, is what concerns me most. We all know how significant a role that peer pressure plays in society – particularly with young people and especially teens.

Recall the impact of that pressure when you were in school growing up – the pressure to drink, to date, to dress one way or the other, to own certain things, to take risks or do foolish things. Remember how clique-ish kids are and

Quilt:

Continued from Page 10 quilt team ranges from six to eight people, the group has sewn and donated more than 500 quilts since it began in 2006.

“One quilt was given to a young homeless man that recently suffered serious injuries and who the church members have adopted,” Deel said.

“Another was chosen by the congregation as a representative quilt to hang in the foyer of the church.”

Every year, Lord of Life holds Quilt-Ten Sunday, a day when all the quilts are spread across the pews in the church, 5390 McGinnis Ferry Road in Alpharetta, so the congregation can enjoy and bless them as part of the service.

Members can then donate money toward making and shipping the quilts.

Linda Beall, who has been quilting since 2000, started the quilt team at Lord of Life. Beall

out what their peers think of teachers before, for example, they sign up for the class.

Lulu, however, is set up so guys and girls can “rate their date.”

Soundcloud.com: A music service that is extremely popular with teens who are into music. It has become a venue for musicians of all levels to disseminate their own music.

Soundcloud has helped facilitate innumerable suburban youths to get into the rap music business with intense and widespread followings within their schools and elsewhere.

Spotify.com: A music service that has displaced Pandora.

With a small monthly fee, you have access to on-demand music – millions of songs both current and from the past. how cruel those cliques could be. Now multiply that peer pressure or the power of those cliques a hundred fold and you have an inkling of what is out there in play where our kids are trying to be kids and have a childhood. But be quick about it or your inkling will already have become yesterday’s news – stale and irrelevant.

Text me if you have any comments or thoughts on how we can help our kids cope – 770-527-4042. Or, if you are old like I am and still use email, then email me at Appen@NorthFulton.com. said nothing compares to the gift of a quilt because each one is “stitched with love.”

“You want to do things to help people all over,” Beall said. “I know that 70 quilts shipping overseas is not going to change the world — but it will make an impact on someone, and it will change the world for that one person.”

Deel said in addition to the colorful quilts providing warmth to those in need, they also have been used as sunshades, made into baby carriers, used as mattresses and as decorations. She added that several other Lutheran churches in the area participate in the relief project and offer items such as school packs and baby care packs.

Lord of Life also works to collect and provide school supplies, warm clothes, food and other items for the community.

To learn more about the Lutheran World Relief Mission Quilt Project, visit www.lwr.org.

For more information on Lord of Life Lutheran Church, visit www.lord-life.org.

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Vickery Creek ES Viking Voyage Auction an overwhelming success CUMMING, Ga. – Vickery Creek Elementary School raised a whopping $32,000 in one night at its first-ever Viking Voyage Auction Oct. 4.

The school’s PTA decided to forgo traditional fundraisers like fun runs and wrapping paper sales in favor of inviting the entire VCE community to the school for a night of fun, food, entertainment and fabulous auction items.

More than 400 Viking parents attended the auction night. Generous community sponsors and VCE partners

donated more than 120 items to go on the auction block for the school, as Vickery Creek teachers, administration and students also got in on the act.

Teachers offered up specialty services for bid ranging from art and music lessons to a pajama party afternoon, while each class of students created one-of-a-kind crafts for the silent auction.

“The response from the parents and community was absolutely overwhelming,” said PTA Co-President Susan Kline.

“We had businesses lining up

to donate goods and services for our school, and our parents were enthusiastic bidders all night.

“At times, the bidding was very intense,” Kline said. “We expected hot items like Disney World Park Hopper passes, Falcons tickets and 50 percent off of a local orthodontist’s services to receive big bids – and they did – but we were amazed at the amount of outbidding that occurred for many of the children’s crafts in the silent auction and the number of paddles that were raised in the

The response from the parents and community was absolutely overwhelming.”

Susan Kline PTA Co-President

live auction for services like ‘Principal for a Day.’” VCE Principal Kristan Riedinger thanked the parents and businesses for all of their support, and said the Viking

Voyage’s success will allow Vickery Creek to purchase more tablets for classrooms and help fund renovations in the media center and cafeteria.

– Staff

Big Creek Greenway extension to start soon

By CAITLIN WAGENSEIL caitlin@northfulton.com

ing in under the $3.6 million estimated cost.

“Phase four of the Big Creek Greenway consists of constructing a 12-foot wide multi-use trail out of concrete and boardwalk along Big Creek and Kelly Mill Road,” said Jodi Gardner, director of communications for Forsyth County.

The project starts at the Bethelview Road trail head, continues along Big Creek for approximately 2.1 miles and then runs parallel to Kelly

Mill Road for approximately 0.75 miles, ending at Johnson Road, Gardner said.

Once phase four is completed, the trail will span approximately 9.65 miles in Forsyth County.

Tim Allen, Forsyth County assistant director of engineering, said the fourth phase will consist of about 1.85 miles of concrete trail, 0.96 miles of boardwalk and two bridges.

And a project is in sight to

connect the Forsyth Greenway to the Alpharetta Greenway.

“We are working on a project that will add a sidewalk connection between Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Shiloh Road to connect Big Creek trail to the multi-use trail in 2014,” Allen said.

He added that the city of Alpharetta is working to complete a connection from Ronald Reagan Boulevard down McGinnis Ferry Road to the greenway in Alpharetta.

Creda Anderson, 70, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013.

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Tara Leigh Duffey, 43, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013.

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Betty Bass, 86, of Cumming, passed away October 12, 2013.

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Frances Jett, 97, of Lawrenceville, passed away October 14, 2013. Arrangements

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Robert Christian Nygaard, 79, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements

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FORSYTH, Ga. – Construction on a new phase of Big Creek Greenway in Forsyth County is expected to begin soon, officials say.

The project, funded by the 2008 voter-approved Parks, Recreation and Green Space Bond, will likely be finished by October 2014.

The cost of the project totals about $2.8 million, com-

A time frame for constructing a fifth phase of the greenway has not yet been decided, but Allen said funding is available for it under the Parks, Recreation and Green Space Bond.

The project will move forward once the board of commissioners authorizes right of way for purchasing and construction.

For more information on the greenway project, visit www.forsythco.com.

DEATH NOTICES

Allen Dean Boyd, 78, of Cumming, passed away October 8, 2013.

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Lori J. Church, 51, of Roswell, passed away October 9, 2013.

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Margaret H. Connors, 89, of Atlanta, passed away October 5, 2013.

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Betty Jane Finnemore, 77, of Cumming, passed away October 3, 2013.

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Ann Teresa Gessner, 95, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013.

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Kathleen Gray, 73, of Norcross, passed away October 16, 2013.

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Felix Decsi, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away October 9, 2013.

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Yvonne Faye Hagan, 75, of Buford, passed away October 15, 2013.

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Muriel Doris, 84, of Roswell, passed away October 8, 2013.

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Douglas Paul Hoffmann, 52, of Suwanee, passed away October 10, 2013.

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Edwin T. Kerr, 83, of Johns Creek, passed away October 15, 2013.

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George Lafazia, 92, of Cumming, passed away October 10, 2013.

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Floyd Lunsford, 64, of Roswell, passed away October 14, 2013.

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Molly Manley, of Alpharetta, passed away. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

William Lawrence Miller, 71, of Big Canoe, passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements

by Ingram Funeral Home.

Kimberly Parker, 44, of Gainesville, passed away September 28, 2013.

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Thomas Powanda, 56, of Alpharetta, passed away October 11, 2013. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home.

Joseph A. Saccoccia, 83, of Cumming, passed away October 10, 2013.

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Mildred Saul, 93, of Roswell, passed away October 10, 2013.

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Kathryn Elizabeth Solum, 91, of Gainesville, passed away October 12, 2013. Arrangements

by Byars Funeral Home.

David Clayton Sterrett, 70, of Venice, Fla passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements

by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Kenith Sturdivant, 83, of Marietta, passed away October 11, 2013.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Cosmo Terlizzi, 95, of Johns Creek, passed away September 30, 2013.

Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Marion Weaver, 62, of Johns Creek, passed away October 8, 2013.

Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

James Edward Wood, Sr., 85, of Clayton, passed away October 14, 2013.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

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Bedroom set, king-size bed, two dressers, mirror, two nightstands. Pictures on request. $400 for all. 770-992-7888 BIKE, like new 26” Murray Ultra Terrio Xtreme $45.

770-205-9583 CELLO, new, Romanian full-sized Genial Violins, Helicore strings, $1400. 678-393-9788 COMMERCIAL BROOM: $15.

678-663-0588 DINING ROOM SET, Bernhardt Grand Savannah cherry dining room table with 8 chairs, 2 extension leaves and pads.

Pristine condition! $4000. 404-822-1978 ENTERTAINMENT UNIT, cherry, never used! Asking $400.

678-341-6848 ENTERTAINMENT UNIT, white, (can be used as storage armoire!) $250.

678-341-6848 FILE CABINET, Hon 700 series, lateral.

Perfect condtion.

Originally $600.

Moving price $175.

Pictures on request.

770-992-7888 FLATWARE, Dirilyte solid bronze service for 12, serving pieces.

Mint condition! $500 obo. Original cost $4000. 678-392-2717 GAS RANGE, GE Profile self cleaning, warming oven and grill.

Excellent condition! $400. 770-623-5937

GIRLS BEDROOM SET, Princess.

Dresser, mirror, nightstand, mattress and toy box. $500.

770-888-4904 Home Gym Parabody 350.

This Universal does all - 30 exercises including leg presses, triceps and abs. 155 weight stack expands to 205 lb. Assembled.

Orig $1750. Moving, $475. Pictures on request.

770-992-7888 Home Theater System, brand new, still in box $100.

770-360-9443 Japanese Maple Trees (Oshio Beni) 8 at $20 each.

770-888-2790 JEEP HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES (2) with bulbs and fits 19992004 Grand Cherokee. $45 both.

678-455-8111 LAUNDRY TUB, Utilatub, with fixture, $20. 678-455-8111 PATIO, old wrought iron, grapevine, couch plus 2 chairs $50.

Needs restoration.

813-892-3640 PEDESTAL SINK, white with gold fixture, like new $45.

678-455-8111 PHONES, wood wall, 3 for $50 all.

770-886-0110 PIANO & BENCH, Schroeder Brothers, New York upright, $300. 770-475-5927 PIANO, Baby Grand: Elegant case, matching bench; warm, rich tone.

Sacrifice $1650 obo.

678-445-3654 PIANO, Baldwin Upright, and bench, made in the USA, great condition! $1500.

770-751-0452 PIANO, Upright console, cherry finish, and matching bench.

Excellent condition! $700. 678-513-0700

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MAIN CLASSIFIEDS continued from page 26 1260 - Bargains POOL TABLE; Leisure Bay slate top, nominally 9’x5’, light walnut color, leather pockets, $950 includes all accessories, equipment and over table light.

770-346-8585 TENNIS RACQUETS, 2 Prince adult. $40 each include bags.

Great condition!

770-594-0862 TV. Toshiba with built in DVD Player. $40 negotiable. Call 678-663-0588.

WATER SKIS with tow rope $50.

770-886-0110 WEDDING/BALL GOWN, Anaiss style silk/satin, size 14 ivory color, never worn.

Strapless neckline. Box pleats on drop waistline.

Bodice embellished by crystals. $700.

770-639-0158 1265 - Cemetery Greenlawn, Roswell 4 graves, 2 vaults, Pine Hill Section. $5000 all.

404-372-6894 1305 - Miscellaneous

All occasions & Starbucks baskets!

Some incl. free shipping. Order online phildbasket.labellaba skets.com, or Phil 770-312-4040

REAL ESTATE 1415 - Acreage/Lots

TREE FARM LIQUIDATION 29.3AC-ONLY $29,900

Gorgeous planted pine setting on coastal FL/GA border. Set amid great 4 season recreation. Tons of possibilities. Long rd frontage w/ utilities.

Low taxes. Ideal for horses! Excellent financing. Must see, call NOW 800-898-4409, x.80 1420 - Aparts.- Unf. 1BR/1BA. Kitchen & living room. No pets or smoking. Good, safe area. Need references. $600/ mo. 770-475-1788

1440 - Commercial Lease MILTON: Prime, first floor, commercial space available and nestled in the heart of Downtown Crabapple. Location is ideal for office, retail, dance studio, antique shop, bakery or similar concept.

Landlord is willing to work with prospective tenant for the proper establishment. If interested, please contact Brian Patton with Capital Realty Advisors at (770) 634-4848 or brian@ capitallistings.com

1745 - Vacation Rentals

SERVICE DIRECTORY NATIONAL ADVERTISING 5590 - Handyman

Core Aeration

$49.95

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Up to 1/2 Acre

5470 - AC/ Heating Complete heating system tune up with carbon monoxide test, Only $49! Licensed and insured. Call Comfort Control Today at 770- 932-1306 5510 - Cleaning Services

HANDYMAN REMODELING

ALL REPAIRS & REMODELS

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Affordable; will beat any advertised price.

Excellent references!

5755 - Stucco Repair

House Painting Stucco Work Carpentry Caulking

5560 - Flooring

Carpet Wrinkles Removed. 35+ yrs exp. 706-429-4453

770-744-8473

DIVERSIFIED STUCCO SERVICES Angie’s List: A+ BBB: A+ Free Estimates! www.diversifiedstucco.com

5590 - Handyman Newly updated, pet friendly 5BR/2BA cabin, sleeps 10-12. $240/night, 2 night minimum. For info: theploegers@att.net

Plumbing Electrical • Toilet Repair • Vanities & Faucets • Garbage Disposals • Kitchen & Baths • Remodeling

WE DO IT ALL!

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5030 - Fitness Services

Call Mike 678-763-2420 Senior Discounts Licensed & Insured

Feel good & look good, 18-80!

Beginners, no experience. Only requirement is to be able to move. New Zumba classes beginning October 28th. Each class is 6 weeks. Contact patiprice@bellsouth, et or phone 770-7812178, Sexton Enrichment Center, Cumming. $30 for 6 weeks, $7 drop-in

5060 - Tutoring offering English/ French tutoring. Your location, $45/hour.

770-346-8555.

HEALTH 5365 - Health Care Opiate Addiction?

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Accepting new patients.

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Excellent References

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5595 - Haulers Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling etc. Many local references. Call Ralph Rucker at 678898-7237 5610 - Home Improvement $250 OFF $50 OFF any concrete job $250 or more. $250 OFF any concrete job over $3500. We fix UGLYdriveways. New or Fix up driveways, patios, sidewalks, walls. residential or Commercial. Call for FREE estimate.

The Best Concrete Company-Ask for Dave McKemey. On time, professional, competitive, many local references. 678648-2010 Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling etc. Many local references. Call Ralph Rucker at 678-898-7237

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Call the Experts in the

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Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling etc. Many local references. Call Ralph Rucker at 678-898-7237 5685 - Painters

Advantage Painting 770-255-8575 Interior/Exterior Decks Sealed & Stained Carpentry Repairs No Up Front Money Proudly use Benjamin Moore & Sherwin Williams paints Prompt Professional Service Free Estimate, Insured

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5775 - Tree Services

5810 - Auto Donations

5875 - Miscellaneous

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Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the following classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license identification or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it’s illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in U.S. dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada.

6011 - Miscellaneous

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6018 - Automotive

6022 - Electronics

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CALL (877) 308-9495 to redeem M-F 9am-7pm.

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