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Chas Sandford, center, performs as part of the “Home By Dark Songwriters Show” at the Wire and Wood event in Alpharetta.

Wire and Wood wows crowd in Alpharetta By HALEY HAMBLEN news@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – On Saturday, Nov. 9, the first-ever Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival debuted in the heart of downtown Alpharetta. The free event offered a night of food, music and fun. Local and nationally known musicians of all genres performed their original songs as well as some familiar pieces by their favorite artists.

Acoustic street stages lined Milton Avenue, restaurants Hop Alley and SmokeJack held intimate performances and the main Wire and Wood stage drew in guests to finish off the evening with the “Home By Dark” songwriters show. Attendees could also enjoy a variety of gourmet food truck options, specialty beer and wine and even an open drum circle. “I can’t wait for next year’s Wood and Wire festival,” said area resident Kathy Wan.

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Nashville-based singersongwriter Roxie Randle performs an acoustic set of her original songs.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Incumbent Donald Mitchell seems to have edged out challenger DERITO MITCHELL Doug DeRito in official poll ready to concede if the recount numbers released by the confirms his loss, he said the county over the weekend. process had to be carried out. With a margin of seven “I don’t anticipate a votes, Mitchell squeaked out change,” he said. “I just want the win with 1,079 to 1,072. to make sure we complete the DeRito has already asked for process of counting the votes a recount, which will be held and close the book so there Wednesday, Nov. 13. is never any question of the The count includes proviresults.” sional ballots – those that may He added there were conhave errors in them. Of those cerns about absentee ballots. 23 ballots, only 18 counted His son was never sent an and the vote added an addiabsentee ballot tional nine votes after the county for each candiconfirmed it had date. received his reJust under quest. 7 percent of the Overall, Deelectorate voted Rito said he was in the election, or proud of the cama total of 2,178 paign he ran. people. There are “I did a good 31,290 registered job,” he said. “If voters in the city. I had a few more The other two indays [to camcumbents, Chris paign], I think it Owens and Mike might have been Kennedy both ran Doug DeRito different.” unopposed. City Council candidate Two years If there’s ago, DeRito gave one lesson to be up his long-held learned from this seat to make a bid for mayor, election, Mitchell said it is that which he lost to David Belle each vote really does count. Isle. Mitchell took the seat to “Every vote is important. I fill in the remaining two years think [the difference of votes] of DeRito’s term. If Mitchell is would have looked a lot differconfirmed the winner after the ent if more people had come recount, his next four years out,” he said. will be his own. While DeRito said he is

I don’t anticipate a change. I just want to make sure we complete the process.”

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MILTON, Ga. – A man accused of running down a Sandy Springs police officer Oct. 28 has been linked to a series of crimes in Milton. Collin Lee Daves, 18, of Sandy Springs, was arrested by Sandy Springs Police Oct. 28 after he allegedly tried to run down one of their officers and drove a stolen car into two police vehicles. During that incident, Daves was shot in the leg by an officer. He was taken to a nearby

DUIs & Drugs All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

DUI arrests ►► Theodore Carl Low III, 36,

of Broadwell Road, Milton, was arrested Oct. 20 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► John Ruell Grant, 54, of Kennesaw was arrested Oct. 20 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Victor James Sansone, 67, of Irving, Texas, was arrested Oct. 20 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Beau A. Miears, 21, of Deer Trail, Milton, was arrested Oct. 20 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and driving on the wrong side of the roadway. ►► Gregory Kent Saunders, 58, of Jade Cove Circle, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 20 on Canton Street in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Stacy Lynn Cendrowski, 36, of Sandy Springs was arrested Oct. 19 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, follow-

hospital and then transferred to Fulton County Jail. In processing, Sandy Springs detectives recognized Daves from a lookout posted by Milton detectives earlier in the month. On Oct. 10, a concerned resident alerted Milton officers to a suspicious vehicle parked near the clubhouse of the Hermitage neighborhood off Cogburn Road. Investigators found the car had been reported stolen out of Sandy Springs.

Detectives began compiling reports and suspected the same person was likely responsible for the recovered stolen car and a report of a stolen car just five days earlier in the same neighborhood. Compounding this belief were a rash of entering auto reports filed just a few days prior in the immediate area. In the recovered vehicle from Sandy Springs, detectives found items belonging to one of the entering auto victims from Milton.

ing too closely and headlight requirements. ►► Mark Thomas Lange, 24, of Falls Ridge Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 25 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and too fast for conditions. ►► Michael Corey O’Brien, 22, of Branham Fields Road, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 26 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding. ►► Stephen John Spear, 42, of Strickland Road, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 22 on Highway 9 in Milton for DUI, failure to maintain lane and impeding traffic. ►► Marco Salazar-Onofre, 31, of Suwanee was arrested Oct. 26 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI. ►► Israel Nathaniel Lopez, 20, of Norcross was arrested Oct. 29 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI, expired license and no insurance.

was arrested Oct. 26 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of methamphetamines and possession of a schedule II controlled substance. ►► Craig Davant Young, 50, of Tucker was arrested Oct. 26 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of methamphetamines and possession of a schedule II controlled substance. ►► Meguel Antonio Davis, 36, of Sparta was arrested Oct. 24 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, suspended license and window tint violation. ►► Diona Lauchelle Hayslett, 21, of Collingwood Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 25 on Itaska Walk in Milton for possession of marijuana and seat belt violation. ►► Sean Wyatt Olliffe, 20, of Laurian Park Drive, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 27 on Crabapple Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, drugs not kept in original container, possession of drug-related items and speeding. ►► Javan Monte Adams Jr., 22, of Tree Ridge Parkway, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 30 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana, suspended license and wanted person.

Drug arrests ►► Michael Rivera, 46, of

Snellville was arrested Oct. 21 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and display of license plate. ►► Amy Renae Young, 42, of Academy Street, Alpharetta,

Sandy Springs Police then recovered video from a gas station of Daves allegedly driving the stolen car. Bradshaw subsequently DAVES charged Daves with one count of theft of a motor vehicle and three counts of entering autos. He is also charged with aggravated assault, obstruction, criminal damage and theft by receiving stolen property.

Police Blotter All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Drivers concerned over road rage JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Two conflicting stories confuse a case of road rage. One caller told 911 that on Oct. 21, she was driving on McGinnis Ferry Road and turned westbound onto Sargent Road. When the road turned from two lanes into one, the caller said a car aggressively cut her off. Telling police she wanted to speak with the driver, she began following him and flashing her lights. The suspect car turned onto Barton Place and stopped. The caller also stopped and got out of her car to yell at the driver. The suspect car then drove again, turned around and the driver allegedly pointed a pistol at her and drove off. At the same time, police received a call from a driver who said he was being followed by someone flashing their lights at him. Upon questioning the

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Tip leads to arrest of 2 for prowling Possibly related to entering auto ROSWELL, Ga. – Two Roswell men were arrested after they were allegedly spotted by a Martin’s Landing resident Nov. 4 rummaging through her car. The victim reported she saw a young man standing at her car, rummaging through wilburn her trunk at 3:30 a.m. in the Martin’s Landing neighborhood. The vehicle was parked in her driveway. She called 911 and yelled at the suspect, who ran away. The victim’s 33-year-old son got into his car and searched the area for the susmyerspect. He found someone mckinney matching the description, Dequan Myers-McKinney, 21, of Canyon Point Circle, Roswell, who was walking through the neighborhood. The son called 911 and stayed on the phone with them while he followed Myers-McKinney. Police arrived and questioned him. He allegedly had on

him six cellphones, various phone chargers and multiple ID cards, including Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and credit cards all belonging to different people. According to Roswell Police Spokeswoman Lisa Holland, police suspect the items were stolen from vehicles in the neighborhood over the past month. Myers-McKinney was arrested for loitering and prowling, however more charges may be added. A second suspect was found in the area riding a bike. Malcolm Abdul Wilburn, 18, of Sheringham Court, Roswell, was a friend of Myers-McKinney. He was found to have a ski mask and gloves in his possession. He was charged with loitering and prowling and obstruction. Because neither man could be conclusively connected to breaking into the victim’s car, charges of entering auto have not been filed. Holland said calling 911 is the best option when seeing suspicious activity. “We keep trying to promote calling 911,” Holland said. “People who live in these neighborhoods know these neighborhoods. They know their neighbors.” However she cautioned against following suspects. “[The victim’s son] didn’t try to apprehend the guy,” she said. “He followed at a distance and called 911. He didn’t get involved and have a physical altercation with him.”

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Roswell incumbents keep seats All challengers defeated By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – All three Roswell City Council incumbents kept their seats Nov. 5, albeit by narrow margins. Of the three council races contested, all were decided with less than 10 percent of a difference in votes. Voter turnout was low – only 10.9 percent of registered voters cast ballots. That comes to 5,249 voters out of a possible 49,582. Hardly a landslide victory, the incumbents won with margins of 10 percentage points or less. With the low voter turnout, those 10 points equate to roughly a few hundred votes.

Roswell election breakdown Total vote: 5,429, or 10.9 percent of the electorate Candidate Votes Percentage Mayor Jere Wood 4,498 91.11 % Post 4 Kent Igleheart Harvey Smith

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Post 5 Jerry Orlans Eric Schumacher

2,894 2,418

54.4 % 45.45 %

Post 6 Kendra Myers Cox Nancy Diamond

2,393 2,940

44.82 % 55.07 %

The race had divided early into those who support the city’s move to adopting the Unified Development Code (UDC) and those who do not. Whether

the city should elect or appoint a judge also became an issue. Eric Schumacher and Kendra Myers Cox, both newcomers to Roswell’s political arena,

ran largely against the UDC and the perceived density and changes it would bring. The outlier is Kent Igleheart, who has spent his time on council cautioning against moving too quickly on the UDC, given the number of changes it will bring. His opponent, Harvey Smith, joined with Jerry Orlans and Nancy Diamond in supporting the UDC, but it wasn’t enough to win. With just 52 percent of the vote, Igleheart had a narrow victory. While Orlans was coy on whether the UDC played a major point in the results, he said the low voter turnout can be interpreted as residents being happy overall with the way the city is being run. “It’s hard to interpret,” he said.

3 sentenced for role in failed bank ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Douglas Ballard, Guy Mitchell and Joseph Todd Foster were sentenced Nov. 6 for their roles in a conspiracy to commit bribery and bank fraud, insider trading and tax evasion that occurred at the now-failed Integrity Bank, which was headquartered in Alpharetta and closed in 2008. Ballard, 44, of Alpharetta, a former executive vice president at the bank, received more than $200,000 in cash bribes from Mitchell, 54, of Miami, Fla., the bank’s largest borrower. At the same time in 2006, when Ballard was being bribed, he allowed Mitchell to draw more than $7 million

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from a loan that was supposed to be used for renovation and construction at a hotel in California, despite the fact that no renovation or construction work was done. Instead, Mitchell used the money to buy an island in the Bahamas, travel by private jet, purchase basketball tickets, buy jewelry and expensive cars and a mansion in Florida. Mitchell received $20 million in additional business loans from Integrity Bank after the hotel loan proceeds were exhausted, and he continued to use some of that money for impermissible, personal expenses. Mitchell defaulted on the loans and Integrity Bank eventually failed. Foster, 46, of Blakely, Ga., was Integrity Bank’s vice president in charge of risk management. He sold nearly all of his Integrity stock in August 2006 based on materially adverse information about the company that was not available to the public. Specifically, Foster knew that the bank was in an increasingly precarious position because of Mitchell’s financial difficulties and pending default. Ballard was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. He pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bribery and income tax evasion. Mitchell was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. He pled guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud and bribery. Foster was sentenced to three years of probation and 120 hours of community service. He pled guilty to securities fraud.

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Commissioners urge BOE to reconsider HQ move Commissioner Edwards sponsors measure to stop administration move to Sandy Springs ATLANTA – The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved Nov. 6 a measure proposed by District 7 Commissioner William “Bill” Edwards urging the Fulton County Board of Education to reconsider its decision to move its administrative headquarters to Sandy Springs. The Fulton County Board of Education recently announced its decision to relocate its ad-

ministrative headquarters from Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta to Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs. The resolution states that the “Fulton County Board of Education made this decision without soliciting input from the communities and families that are served by, and will be directly affected by, this administrative reorganization.”

Prior to the decision, half of the Board of Education meetings, including public input opportunities, were held in North Fulton and half were held in South Fulton. With the move, no meetings will be held in South Fulton. Instead, all meetings will be in Sandy Springs. The majority of instructional staff will also be relocated to Sandy Springs. Commissioners also ex-

have heard from hundreds of my constituents who share my concern about this issue and want the Board of Education to reconsider this decision.” The Board of Commissioners approved the resolution with a vote of 5-0. North Fulton Commissioners Liz Hausmann and Tom Lowe were not present for the vote. – Staff

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Monica Kaufman Pearson special guest at Chopin Society Will be honored at Chopin Gala at CCOS JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Chopin Society of Atlanta will return to Country Club of the South Nov. 17 for its annual gala and to honor former WSB-TV news anchor Monica Kaufman Pearson. The Chopin Society of Atlanta is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting Fryderyk Chopin’s music, advancing the understanding and appreciation of his legacy and promoting the arts in the Metro Atlanta area. In an exclusive interview with Pearson, writer Bozena U. Zaremba talked with Atlanta’s first lady of television. Zaremba: “First woman...,” “first African-American…,” “first minority…” — These phrases often come up in your biographies or introductions to your achievements. How difficult was it to be “first”? Pearson: It was very hard because of the community. The people I worked with were wonderful. John Pruitt was like a brother to me during that time. But people would call in and say very negative things. People resented me for getting a position they felt should only be for men.

It was not only from the white community; it was also from the black community, who expected me to look and talk and dress PEARSON in a certain way. But I started speaking at schools, at churches and events, and I always treated people with kindness. So when people got to know me, it changed. I say all the time I am glad that Twitter and Facebook didn’t exist back then because I might not have been able to maintain my sanity. It was just telephone and handwritten letters back then. Zaremba: I gather it was harder to break the barriers because you were a woman, not because you were black. Pearson: Yes, absolutely, because the males on the anchor team were considered authoritative, and when you put a woman in that position, it changes the image. It makes her chief-in-control, and she has the power, and some people were very uncomfort-

Chopin Society of Atlanta Gala When: Sunday, Nov. 17 Where: Country Club of the South, 4100 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek Guest of honor: Monica Kaufman Pearson Cost: $85 Info: chopinatlanta.org able with that. Zaremba: What is your greatest contribution in advancing the role of women? Pearson: I would say it was the story I did on the Georgia High School Association. The GHSA controls all competitions within the school system from band to debates to sports of any kind. And for almost 82 years (as of the time when I did the story), they had never had a woman on their board of directors, although they were setting the rules for girls’ sports. So after I did my report, they added women to the board, and at that point they made sure that soccer became a statewide sport for girls. Because of that, girls can now go to college on soccer scholarships. The same goes for cheer-

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leading. To me, that’s the highlight of my career because it opened the doors of possibilities for young girls who might not be able to go to college except through such scholarships. Zaremba: What challenges did you face when you started that nowadays women or minorities don’t? Pearson: Well, they still face them. I hate to say that. We take everything for granted because we live in a large city, so in Atlanta when you look around, all of the TV stations have women anchoring the news, but if you go into smaller cities, where pundits are extremely conservative, you may not see a woman or a minority on the air. So it will be a while before the “first” phrase disappears. Zaremba: Did being “first” entail a lot of responsibility? Pearson: Oh, absolutely. But the real responsibility is to do your job as best as you can and not to compare yourself to other people. You have to be original, you have to be yourself and you have to be, as my mother used to say, twice as good as anybody else. So yes, there are certain pressures, especially if you are black or a woman, or

There are certain pressures, especially if you are black or a woman, or both.” Monica Kaufman Pearson Former WSB-TV News Anchor

both. Because women in the community will say you’ve got to do well, and people in the black community will say the same thing. It’s easy to be the first, but it’s hard to maintain the position and set a standard of excellence that will allow someone else to get into that position. So expectations are high, and you have to learn how to say “no” to every speaking engagement request that you receive and select only those that really are important to you and the community. But you also must set limits on your personal time, because if you don’t, you will overwork yourself and won’t perform as well as people think you should. You cannot be all things to all people.

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Teacher participates in Discovery Education Institute SILVER SPRING, Md. – Kati Searcy, a teacher at Mountain Park Elementary School in Roswell, Ga., joined more than 100 educators from across the U.S. and Canada in Burlington, Vt., for an exclusive weeklong professional development and networking experience hosted by Discovery Education’s Discovery Educator Network (DEN). The six-day DEN Summer Institute featured a variety of speakers and hands-on workshops designed to empower educators to enliven curriculum and engage students using the latest innovations in teaching and learning. It also provided an opportunity for educators to connect, collaborate and share resources, ideas and strategies with fellow educators from across North America. “I am honored to have been selected to participate in the DEN Summer Institute and to have had the opportunity to learn from, collaborate and network with leading educators from across North America,” said Searcy. “Participating in this experience provided me a unique opportunity to connect with industry professionals and fellow educators and learn new strategies and techniques to keep my teaching skills sharp and further inspire and

I am honored to have been selected to participate in the DEN Summer Institute and to have had the opportunity to learn from, collaborate and network with leading educators from across North America.” Kati Searcy Teacher at Mountain Park Elementary School

engage my students.” The DEN Summer Institute was exclusive to educators recognized by Discovery Education as STAR Discovery Educators. STAR Discovery Educators are active members of the DEN and proven leaders in transforming teaching and learning. “As a STAR Discovery Educator and participant in the DEN Summer Institute, Kati has demonstrated her leadership and commitment to using the latest innovations in teaching and learning to enrich classroom experiences,” said Lance Rougeux, vice president of learning communities and instructional implementation for Discovery Education. “Through her participation in the professional development event, Kati has gained new skills and ideas to apply in

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Centennial seniors volunteer in community ROSWELL, Ga. – Centennial High School seniors spent the day helping the community at more than 30 different sites around Roswell on Oct. 16. Over 400 students participated in Senior Service Day and contributed to the community in many ways. On this day, more than 1,200 service hours were completed by the Centennial seniors. Students set up decorations at East Roswell Park,

organized three understaffed public libraries, made over 80 meals for the families at Ronald McDonald House, tutored children and ran a career day at local elementary and middle schools and entertained residents of Ivey Ridge and Sunrise assisted living homes. Although many students left the school to serve around Roswell, some students chose to stay at Centennial and help out the workers that serve the stu-

dents every day. An appreciation lunch was put on for some of Centennial’s hardest working employees including the custodians and cafeteria staff. Senior Service Day is a Centennial tradition and the seniors have been giving back for more than a decade now. The Centennial class of 2014 aimed to “serve with class” as they provided service around the community. —Katherine Tuggle

Seniors Aimee Ouellet, Nick Krauter, Madison Wilsmann, Grace Tavani and Evan Alden helped put out mulch at the Chattahoochee Nature Center during Centennial Service Day.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Dolvin Elementary School’s News Splash morning news show called on two of their reporters, Rena Hugh and Matthew Meadows, to do a special feature spotlighting the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day. As students throughout Georgia took time to learn more about this important historical document, the local chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution and the Dolvin media center provided books, props and resources to help spotlight the Constitution. – Staff

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Fellowship Christian School Board of Directors has announced the selection of Kathryn M. Teston as the new head of school, effective immediately. Teston had been serving as the elementary school principal and interim head of school since June. “Kathy represents what Fellowship is about and why we all love the school,” said Fellowship Board Chairman Greg Winchester. “She has a vision for our school’s future while still appreciating the history and traditions that make our school so special.” In her 10th year at Fellowship, Teston has excelled in providing the spiritual leadership and management skills necessary to guide the school, while strengthening relationships within the school and community. Teston earned a bachelor’s degree in biblical education from Florida Bible

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Fellowship Christian School service day NORTH FULTON, Ga. – On Thursday, Oct. 31, Fellowship Christian School students joined in the movement to end world hunger through their service at the Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event on the school campus. FCS’ partnership with Stop Hunger Now to help end world hunger and feed hungry children in third world countries was a huge success. Kindergarten

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ist Church. His project was the design and construction of five large planters to go next to the fence at Wacky World Playground at Wills Park. Michael Burge, of Troop 841, was sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. His project was design and construction of a privacy fence using lattice and fast growing hydrangea between the Drake House and commercial stores. – Staff

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Roswell graduates citizens’ academy Residents learn policing skills By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Just as with any graduation, there were stories of bygone days and tears and hope for the future. For the 24 people in the Roswell Citizens’ Police Academy, it was no different Nov. 7, as they met for the last time as a group for their graduation. “They got an in-depth look at what we do,” said Roswell Police Chief Rusty Grant. “They saw our officers as people behind a badge, rather than just the badge.” The 10-week course offered residents the chance to see up close the methodology behind policing. Some of the classes included detective work, crime scene investigations, S.W.A.T., 911 communications and K-9 units. “Learning how awesome our officers are and how hard it is to respond to each and every situation was great,” said Danny Broadway, a student in the class. “There are so many things out there these guys are doing that we don’t know about.” Beyond learning just what police officers do, the hope from the department is these students will learn that officers are professionals doing their jobs, rather than people to be feared. The students can then take that knowledge home to their families and friends. This was the 24th annual citizens’ academy. Anyone interested in applying for the 2014 class may

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Legion gets Home Depot facelift Vet foundation helps Post 201 By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The aging American Legion Post 201 building got a facelift Nov. 7 courtesy of the Home Depot Foundation and 250 Home Depot volunteers. Built in 1968, Post 201 is showing its age. Decades of use have deteriorated the building along its edges, wearing down wood, dimming its luster. The Home Depot Foundation set out to change that. It all started with a desire by the Legion Riders for a $5,000 grant to build a deck. “The American Legion [Post 201] reached out to us through our small grants program,” said Valeria Cox, the founda-

tion’s field specialist for the South. “It’s such an incredible community post.” The Legion wanted to build a deck in the rear of the building and sought help in paying for materials. The project caught the eye of the Home Depot Foundation. Cox said representatives went out and asked the Legion for a wish list of projects. From there, it was just a matter of getting it done – improvements to the baseball field and exterior touchups will add to complete renovations of the meeting hall and the bar and join the brand new porch to rejuvenate the 40-year-old facility. “We want to help them out in the best way we can, by doing what we do best,” Cox said. The Home Depot Foundation was started in 2011 with a five-year commitment of $80 million to ensure every veteran has a safe place to call home.

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at the end of the week. Dr. Lenore Doster, from the Summit Counseling Center, led an interactive discussion with the sixth- and eighth-graders about developing a “winning attitude,” while Colombo shared the training he and Bart receive, how Bart detects drugs and why the department has a K-9 unit. Colombo also shared a story about a young man he knew who went to Holcomb Bridge Middle School 26 years ago. The young man sat in the same bleachers during Red Ribbon Week as a student and listened to a K-9 police officer

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Partners for Care nonprofit helps Kenyans Technology gives leverage ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta-based nonprofit Partners for Care (PFC) has successfully implemented its mHealth program in Kenya. The program, led by Kenyan nationals, is a joint effort through Partners for Care and its partners in the Marurui slum just north of Nairobi, consisting of 800 households with mostly female heads of households. Most people in the slum are unemployed, with the homes having no electricity or running water. The slum is also filled with children whose relatives have passed away due to AIDS. Utilizing technology and a handheld Android device, a PFC non-medical clinic staff member can visit a patient in their home, collect and transmit patient symptoms including photos and vitals via an electronic medical record application to the PFC clinician for assessment and appropriate care options. The serious shortage of available physicians in Kenya makes it impossible to meet the need for medical care. As a result, 473 children under the age of 5 die every day. Partners for Care is focused on community health initiatives in Kenya. PFC was founded in 2008 by Alpharetta resident Connie Cheren, a registered nurse and social worker, and David Gruber, an Atlanta-area businessman. Partners for Care raises its funds

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Authors collaborate on ‘definitive’ Irish pubs book This coffee table book meant to be read By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – It sounds like a dream job. Travel across America, visit – and sample – the wares of Irish pubs, and then write a book about one’s exploits. Or maybe it is just a mid-life crisis fantasy. But for the two Milton men who did it – Ron Wallace and Robert Meyers – it was more like a labor of love. And the product of that labor is “Irish Pubs in America: History, Lore and Recipes.” Meyers caused a stir with his well-received photo book, “Barns of Old Milton County.” He created an arresting photographic record that documented the area’s vanishing landmarks. His histories of these barns also tell the history of the people who first settled Milton. Wallace, former president of UPS International, has written a book on organizing political campaigns, “Power of the Campaign Pyramid: Hope Is Not a Strategy,” which has quickly become the Bible for aspiring political candidates. Wallace had admired his friend’s book on Milton’s barns, and the way it not only was an extraordinary picture book but delved into the history of the structures. Meyers half-jokingly said they should collaborate on a book about Irish pubs. That set Wallace to thinking. He owns two Irish pubs, both called The Olde Blind Dog, with one in Crabapple and one in Brookhaven. The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea. It took all of two seconds to talk Meyers into collaborating. “There is something of a mystical quality that every Irish pub has,” said Wallace. “You can travel the world to Mumbai, Hong Kong or San Francisco and there will be an Irish pub there. But we concentrated on just the ones in America. “They all have the same qualities,” he said. “All have the same food, the same music and a lot of junk on the wall. But there is still something special about an Irish pub.” Wallace says it has to do with the roots of pubs in Ireland. It was the public place to meet. “It is no coincidence that the words public and the Irish word for the owner/bartender publican have the same root,” Wallace said. “This was the

One of the local pubs mentioned in the book is, of course, Ron Wallace’s Brookhaven Olde Blind Dog pub.

“Irish Pubs in America: History, Lore and Recipes” is the new book from authors Robert Meyers and Ron Wallace. gathering place where people met, gossiped, celebrated their good times and mourned in their bad times.” That is when Wallace and Meyers realized what the approach of the book should be. It should be the individual story of each pub. And they all do have their own story. In one way or another, the Irish pub becomes part of the fabric in the neighborhoods they serve. Some are low dives; others are right out of central casting as quintessential Irish. Some serve the captains of industry on Wall Street, others the hoi polloi of the Bowery. It was not as easy a task as one might expect. There are at least 70 books by Wallace’s count on Irish pubs, and the more famous ones – and there are more than a few – are disdainful of yet another pestering Finnghoill (foreigner).

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Milton authors Robert Meyers, left, and Ron Wallace set out to create a unique and definitive Irish pub book. Wallace and Meyers approached one such New York Irish pub and sat for 10 minutes before the bartender looked up from his newspaper to ask their order. They got about 10 words out of him in another hour. But they must have said something that clicked, for he finally went upstairs to tell the owner he ought to talk to these two guys from Georgia. “He asked us up and said he could spare us an hour. We left 12 hours later after having breakfast,” Wallace said. And that is how it would go, Meyers said. It usually took some ice-breaking. But once that was done, they became adopted sons. “And that is what sets this book apart. We went to maybe 200 pubs, but we only kept in the book those that had a story

to tell,” Meyers said. There is the pub in Atlanta that had its floor imported from Dublin. It turns out it came from the Royal Navy Yard there where the Titanic was designed. They contacted the authorities in Dublin and it was true. “So the Titanic connection became that pub’s story,” Meyers said. Then there was the Chicago pub. It was in a tough neighborhood, but it became the watering hole of the local constabulary, many of whom were Irish. Two rather misguided thugs walked into the place, one through the front door and one by a side door, with guns drawn ready for a stick-up. The lore is, about 200 shots were fired – none by the thugs. Well, it was Chicago in the ‘30s.

Several pubs have ghost stories, but one is about resurrection. This was a pub in one of the Ninth Ward neighborhoods in post-Katrina New Orleans called McCool’s. The family and staff had evacuated, but returned to begin again. When the neighbors saw them cleaning out the mud and debris that was as high as the bar, they came around – by ones, and twos and threes. Soon, the whole neighborhood was lending hands to get the pub back on its feet. That is what it meant to those folks. Each pub is a small chapter of the book. Each pub has a title and a quote that is unique to that pub. For McCool’s, it was “Phoenix Rising.” And its quote was, “If you want love in abundance in life, give it away,” by Mark Twain.

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Silverbacks look to next season after Soccer Bowl loss ATLANTA – The lights flickered, but they didn’t stay on long enough during the Atlanta Silverbacks’ loss to the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl on Nov. 9 at Silverbacks Park. Atlanta fell 1-0 to the recently reformed Cosmos in front of 7,211 fans, a Soccer Bowl attendance record, after a tough spell during the NASL fall season. Atlanta lost four of their last five games coming into the final, but coach Brian Haynes reminded his team that anything can happen in one game. “It doesn’t matter what has happened the last three games,” Haynes said. “If we win the finals, then we won’t hear anything about those last three games.” Unfortunately, the Cosmos were too good. Marcos Senna scored with a stunner in the 50th minute, after a cleared cross fell right to him near the left corner of the box, and he placed it perfectly in the opposite top corner. “I’d have had to have been standing in that corner to stop it,” said Silverbacks keeper Joe Nasco. Given how he played during the game, making several huge saves, it wasn’t entirely inconceivable that he might have been. Nasco kept the Silverbacks alive on many occasions, affording Atlanta multiple chances on goal on the other end of the pitch. But the Silverbacks could not convert, in part, due to Nasco’s counterpart, the 2013 NASL Golden Glove Award winner Kyle Reynish. Reynish allowed less

Blotter: Continued from Page 2 driver, police learned he did have a weapon; however he denied aiming it at anyone.

Home has TVs, documents taken JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Glen Ferry Road home was broken into Oct. 26, with a large number of items taken. The residents had gone to a neighbor’s Halloween party and when they returned, found a window smashed. Two rooms were ransacked – the living room and the master bedroom. A briefcase containing passports, checkbooks and a black HP laptop computer was missing along with a Toshiba flat-screen TV, a leather jacket and a sound system. A pair of cast pewter children’s shoes were missing

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than one goal per game during the fall season, and that was the difference in the outcome. “We didn’t take our chances; they did,” said Haynes after the game. The fall season was the first downward turn during Eric Wynalda’s tenure with the Atlanta Silverbacks, initially as interim coach in July 2012 before transitioning to technical director in January 2013. The first 12 months were mostly blissful growth. Wynalda and a few key players he recruited from his former team, Cal FC, immediately turned the team around. The Silverbacks lost just three of their final 12 games in 2012 and carried their momentum over to 2013, winning the spring season NASL championship. That title earned them the right to host the NASL Soccer Bowl against the winners of the fall season, the New York Cosmos. The Cosmos were legends in the old NASL during the 70s and 80s and featured stars like Pele and Franz Beckenbaur, but faded once they lost their big attractions. They rejoined the NASL for the fall season and dominated, going 9-4-1 with 31 points (Carolina, who finished second, earned 23 points). Led by Senna, who won the 2008 European from an upstairs hallway. In the master bedroom, many things were scattered around and a pillowcase filled with jewelry was left on the floor.

Shots fired at Roswell neighborhood ROSWELL, Ga. – Twelve gunshots were fired late Oct. 25 from a Roswell neighborhood. No suspects were found. Ten police officers responded to Raintree Drive at 11 p.m. after residents reported hearing gunshots. They set up a perimeter, however they were unable to find a shooter or victim. Twelve 9mm Luger bullet casings were found in a parking lot.

Stolen books turn up on eBay MILTON, Ga. – A box full of books was reportedly stolen

Championships starting in the midfield for Spain, the Cosmos won four of the five games leading into the title game. The Silverbacks, however, came back to earth during the same time period. Atlanta suffered some injuries – including one of the team’s leaders, Borfor Carr – and stumbled to a seventh place finish, losing six games in the process. Dynasties take time to build, and annual contenders that win multiple championships often suffer setbacks in the process. It’s part of a team maturing, understanding that it takes even more effort and focus to stay on top. As the old saying goes, form is temporary; class is permanent, but the young Silverbacks, who count 28-year-old Nasco as one of its veterans, have yet to make it to the next level. Wynalda, a champion and one of the greatest players to don a U.S. jersey, knows all about this. Patience isn’t really his thing, though. As a player, he lashed out at those he perceived as against him, including a few of his coaches. Recently, he has criticized the ability of prominent American coaches, including former USMNT coaches Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley. As much as he wants the Silverbacks to dominate the NASL, he’s also boosting his resume slowly but surely, so those in the soccer world currently ignoring him will be forced to recognize. He’s won everywhere he’s coached, but now his Silverbacks are going through growing pains. A handful and sold on eBay Oct. 29. The Milton resident who authored the books said she shipped the box filled with 24 of them to a New York art gallery Oct. 27. Using online tracking of the package, she saw the box made it as far as Memphis, Tenn., before disappearing. The post office said the box had been damaged.

School worker charged with theft MILTON, Ga. – A Milton preschool employee was arrested Oct. 31 after allegedly using the school credit card for personal uses. Annette T. Million, 51, of Dawsonville, a worker at Kids-R-Kids school on Ga. 9, was accused of using the card 23 times to buy more than $1,041 worth of items, including beer, cigarettes and dog food. Million was charged with theft.

As the old saying goes, form is temporary; class is permanent, but the young Silverbacks, who count 28-year-old Nasco as one of its veterans, have yet to make it to the next level. of Silverbacks hit the floor when the final whistle blew, overcome with emotion. They fought incredibly hard against a superior team, and were a chance or two away from a different outcome. That’s what makes the game so beautiful, and so cruel. As Wynalda joined his team near the award ceremony stage, he spoke words of encouragement to members of his young team individually. After accepting the second place medal from Commissioner Bill Peterson, he walked off and took some pictures, only taking a brief glance at the Cosmos lifting their trophy and celebrating wildly with their fans. Frustration at the inability to erase the doubters and show the world that their plans were in fact working seemed to weigh on Haynes as he walked into the press conference. Asked to make a statement, he responded, “What do you want me to say, that we should have won the game and we didn’t?” before quickly recomposing

Service: Continued from Page 11 into a highly efficient food processing center, enabling every one of our students to prepare individually packaged meals consisting of a special blend of fortified rice and soy grains,” said Head of School Kathy Teston. “These meals will be delivered to child development centers, orphanages and medical clinics around the world – bringing much-needed nutrients and warm smiles as these children discover they are loved by other children miles away.” All through the day, students came to the gym in shifts, the youngest students first and the high school students in the afternoon. When each class came into the gym, they donned hairnets and gloves and were instructed to go to particular stations; packers filled the bags at the funnel table, runners

himself to his usual calm, confident nature. He was joined on stage by Nasco and, eventually, Wynalda, when the healing process began. Wynalda put his medal on the table and began talking about rebuilding, hoping some key players don’t get nabbed by bigger clubs and keeping the good people around that made the club so much fun to work with. As Haynes and Wynalda answered questions about the future, the sting of the loss seemed to lessen. The pieces are still in place for the long run. Though it was clear this process would now take longer than perhaps originally imagined, the players who fell to their knees after the loss will remember that feeling for a long time. The press conference ended, and Wynalda sighed as he walked out of the tent. “This is only the beginning,” he said to Nasco, already back to his big-picture mindset. He had already moved on, anyway, leaving his second place medal behind on the table. delivered the meal bag, measurers checked for accuracy, sealers closed and sealed each bag, inspectors made sure the bags were properly sealed and counted for boxing and boxers placed the bags of meals in boxes and taped them up for shipment. For lunch, FCS students were able to sample a small portion of the meal they packed. The Fellowship senior class set up early in the morning, served all four shifts of students and then packed up and cleaned the gym. “Thank you to everyone including the seniors for an incredible experience,” said fifth-grade teacher Christy Goar. “The fifth-graders are already asking if we can do it again next year. We watched a video prior to going to pack showing the students who they were blessing. Many of them even prayed over the bags/scoops as they were made. Your hard work is reaping great reward.” – Madison Thorburn-Gundlach

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Undefeated Pisgah wins region title JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – It was a historic night on Savior Field as the Mount Pisgah Patriots captured their first ever Region 6-A championship, capping an undefeated regular season with a 41-26 win over Mt. Zion. Browning Dunn and Aaron Winchester again led the offense, with Dunn scoring three touchdowns and Winchester collecting 307 yards in total offense. “It feels great to win the Region,” said Head Coach Mike Forester. “The main reason it feels so good is for the kids who get to experience this. Especially since this is the first region championship [for the football team] in school history.” The win also gave the No. 3 Patriots their first perfect regular season, finishing 10-0. “It is a surprise,” Forester said. “I thought that 8-2 was a good possibility. Our two most exciting games against [Our Lady of] Mercy and Mount Paran were the two I wasn’t sure about. Plus maybe someone else is better than you thought.” Friday’s game started off on a sour note for the Patriots, as the Screaming Eagles took the opening kickoff and marched 66 yards straight down the field for a touchdown, but failed to convert the two-point conversion. The Patriots took a brief 7-6 lead after a two yard touchdown run by Dunn and the extra point by Chase Clark. It was short lived as Mt. Zion scored again on its next possession to take a 14-7 lead. In the second quarter, the Patriots tied the game on a 26 yard run by Ben Miller. The Eagles had the Pisgah drive stopped, but a roughing penalty gave the Patriots a first down. The Patriots capitalized on with the score. Once again Mt. Zion came right back and scored again to take a 20-14 lead. Pisgah put together a drive of its own in the closing seconds of the half. With two seconds remaining, Win-

The 2013 Mount Pisgah Patriots are undefeated and have won the Region 6A championship. chester threw a 14 yard screen pass to Dunn for a touchdown and a 21-20 lead. At the start of the third quarter, Winchester hit tight end Tommy Pease on a wheel route for a 26-yard score to up the lead to 28-20. A Patrick Messinger interception on the Eagles next possession gave Pisgah the ball back at its own 6 yard line. Two plays later Pisgah was in the end zone again after Dunn scampers of 33 and 61 yards. Mt. Zion then fumbled on the next possession and recovered by Noah Johnson. That led to a Winchester 6-yard pass to Miller to put the game out of reach at 41-20. Winchester lead the Patriots in both passing and rushing yards, going 11 for 15 for 187 yards and three touch-

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with 11 tackles. The perfect Patriots will host the opening round of the GHSA Class A Private School playoffs in two weeks against a yet to be determined opponent. -Staff

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Hornets lose lead Patriots conclude unbeaten season bid for state in season finale Begin SCOREBOARD title next week MARIETTA, Ga. – Roswell led playoff-bound Walton 7-3 at the half, but the Raiders scored the first 30 points of the final two periods to pull away from the Hornets and win 33-14 last Friday night, Nov. 8. The Hornets finished the season 2-5 in Region 5-AAAAAA and 4-6 overall, while the Raiders go into the state playoffs with a 6-4 record, 5-2 in region play. Roswell took the lead on a 12-yard pass from James Whitaker to Kendall Smith, but breakdowns in the Hornets’ punting game resulted in two Walton touchdowns early in the third period. A 45-yard return set up Walton’s first touchdown,

with the second coming on a 55-yard return. Roswell coach John Ford said the Hornets struggled throughout the season on special teams, with the team having to turn to a back-up punter for the Walton game. Walton added two more touchdowns and a safety before the Hornets scored on a 57-yard run by Sheldon Evans in the final period. – Mike Blum

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Mount Pisgah Patriots closed out a 10-0 regular season, defeating Mount Zion (Carrollton) 41-26 last Friday night, Nov. 8, in a Region 6-A crossover game. The Patriots, who will begin play in the Class A private school playoffs next week at home, led Mount Zion 21-20 at the half, but broke the game with the first three touchdowns of the second half.

Last week’s results • Alpharetta 31, Johns Creek 26 • Chattahoochee 23, Milton 22 • Milton 35, Woodstock 28 • Walton 33, Roswell 14 • Riverwood 40, Northview 37 • Kell 49, Cambridge 6 • Blessed Trinity 21, Cedar Grove 14 • Mount Pisgah 41, Mount Zion

The first half went back and forth, with Mount Zion taking leads of 7-0, 14-7 and 20-14 before the Patriots (10-0)

the Wolverines scored twice in the final minute, the second touchdown coming after a successful onside kick. Milton put together another balanced offensive performance, rushing for 251 yards and passing for 159. Chad Toliver rushed for

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MILTON 35, WOODSTOCK 28 »

WOODSTOCK, Ga. – Milton closed out its season with a 35-28 victory last Friday night, Nov. 8, at Woodstock, giving the Eagles the second seed in the state playoffs from Region 5-AAAAAA and a home game Friday in the first round. The Eagles led 35-14 before

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151 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Austin McLeod passed for 159 yards and one score and ran for a touchdown. The Wolverines (2-5 in the region, 3-7 overall) scored first after intercepting a McLeod pass near midfield, but the Eagles (5-2, 8-2) scored the next 21 points to take a 21-7 halftime lead. A 6-yard run by Toliver capped a 60-yard drive as the Eagles tied the game 7-7, and Milton took the lead on Toliver’s 53-yard run. McLeod’s 43-yard pass to Chris Purpura in the final minute of the half made it 21-7. Woodstock drove to a touchdown to start the second half, but the Eagles scored twice later in the quarter on runs of 17 yards by Toliver and 16 yards by McLeod, who completed nine of 12 passes. Purpura had five receptions for 98 yards. – Mike Blum

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Raiders rally in second half Titans capture region title to avert upset by Gladiators Open at home By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Johns Creek nearly pulled off a major late-season upset, losing 31-26 last Friday night, Nov. 8, to Alpharetta after leading the Raiders 20-10 at halftime. The Gladiators, who finished the season 0-10, held halftime leads in each of their last two games against playoff teams, losing the previous week to North Forsyth after leading 21-0 in the first half. The Raiders, 7-0 in Region 6-AAAAAA and 8-2 overall, went ahead after Andre Harton returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. It was all Johns Creek after that in the first two periods, as quarterback Chase Solomon ran for one touchdown and passed for two. Solomon scored on a 6-yard run and connected on scoring passes of 10 yards to Reed Ehrhardt and 36 yards to Kyle Varnell. Solomon, the Gladiators’ starting tailback until injuries knocked out four Johns Creek quarterbacks, passed for 308 yards and three touch-

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downs, with Varnell catching nine passes for 202 yards. The Raiders finally unleashed their big play offense in the second half, scoring on a 30-yard run by Lem Cobbs, a 58-yard pass from Austin King to Harton and a 43-yard run by Myles Smith. The Gladiators scored in the final minute on a 31-yard pass from Solomon to Landre White. Johns Creek finished with 449 yards to 297 for Alpharetta, but the Gladiators were hurt by two lost fumbles. Enoch Webb rushed for 82 yards for Johns Creek. “The kids never quit,” said Johns Creek coach Mike Cloy. “They kept playing hard. It’s been a rough year, but I’m proud of the coaches and the

players. “North Forsyth just wore us down in the second half and we couldn’t keep up with them,” he said. “Alpharetta made some plays on us.” Alpharetta coach Jason Dukes said the Raiders “did not play very well in the first half, but we got things together in the second half. Our defense was big in the third quarter and our offense got rolling.” King completed 11 of 18 passes for 181 yards, with Harton having four receptions for 84 yards. Smith rushed for 119 yards. Chase Stratton led the Raiders with 13 tackles, while Jake Behrend added eight. The Johns Creek defense sacked King five times.

By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com AVONDALE, Ga. – Blessed Trinity captured the Region 6-AAA championship with a 21-14 victory last Friday night, Nov. 8, over Cedar Grove at Hallford Stadium. The Titans tied Woodward Academy for first with a 5-1 region record, taking the tiebreaker thanks to a win over Woodward during the regular season. Blessed Trinity defeated the region’s three other playoff qualifiers, and went 7-3 overall, splitting four nonregion games against four teams that qualified for the state playoffs. Blessed Trinity will be at home for its playoff opener against Jackson County, and if the Titans win, they will also play at home the second week against the AdairsvilleWhite County winner. BT defeated White County in the

first round last year, and is 3-0 against the Warriors the past two seasons. Cedar Grove provided an excellent playoff preview for the Titans, with the Saints’ speed similar to what BT will see in the postseason. “We played well,” said BT coach Tim McFarlin. “We gave up a little bit of speed to Cedar Grove. It was not an easy game for us.” The Titans got big games from players at several positions. Tailback Milton Shelton carried 31 times for 132 hard-earned yards, enabling the Titans to carry out their ball control game plan. Shelton accounted for most of the yards on a tie-breaking drive in the third quarter that was capped by Chad Manthey’s 4-yard run. Sophomore quarterback Connor Davis attempted only seven passes, but completed four for 68 yards, including touchdowns of 41 yards to Colin Bradley and 16 yards to Pat Jasinski. Jasinski keyed Blessed

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Milton, Alpharetta face Gwinnett foes for playoffs By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Alpharetta and Milton open play in the state Class AAAAAA playoffs at home Friday night, Nov. 15, against Gwinnett opponents, with Milton drawing pearhaps the toughest assignment of any team in the state that will be playing at home in the first round. The Eagles, the No. 2 seed from Region 5, will begin the playoffs against North Gwinnett, ranked among the top

handful of teams in the state in AAAAAA. The Bulldogs tied for first in Region 7, but wound up with the region’s third seed after losing a coin flip. Alpharetta, which went unbeaten in Region 6, plays South Gwinnett, the No. 4 team from Region 8, in its playoff opener.

NORTH GWINNETT at MILTON MILTON, Ga. – The luck of the draw left the Eagles with North Gwinnett (9-1) as their first

round opponent, with unbeaten Archer the likely opponent for the winner in the second round. Howie DeCristofaro, who has guided the Eagles to the playoffs in each of his three seasons as head coach, is well aware that his team faces a huge challenge. But Milton will have home field advantage, something teams facing opponents with North Gwinnett’s credentials rarely get. Milton has not had a home game in the playoffs since 2008, the last time the Eagles

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, December 5, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, December 16, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. MP-13-02/CLUP-13-09/V-13-22 Windward Pod 66 Consideration of a request to amend the Windward Masterplan in order to permit single family “for-sale” residential. A request to change the Future Land Use Plan from “Corporate Campus Office” to “Medium Density Residential” is also requested and a variance from the required 50’ undisturbed buffer required between commercial/office uses and residential property. The property is located between Edison Drive and Webb Bridge Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 1113, 1180, 1176, 1243, 1179, 1242 2nd District, 1st Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. CU-13-10 Massey Pest Control Consideration of a conditional use request for a pest control business at 418 North Main Street. The property is located on the west side of North Main Street and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1180, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. Z-13-15/V-13-18 Stonewalk Mayfield Corners Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 2.3 acres from R-15 to R-10MHD (Historic District in order to permit 18 “for-sale” single family attached homes. The property is located at the southeast corner of Mayfield Road and Canton Street and legally described as being located in Land Lots 1197, 1252 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. PH-13-13 Unified Development Code Consideration of amendments to the Unified Development Code in order to add R-4D detached residential zoning designation (for-sale housing). Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.

We’re going to play our game and hopefully that will be enough. At this stage, you’re not going to try to fool anybody.” Howie DeCristofaro Milton Head Coach

went 8-2 in the regular season. The Eagles lost that game in three overtimes, the closest they have come to a playoff victory since the early years of the school’s football program. North Gwinnett, meanwhile, has won at least one game at state every year since 2006, reaching the championship game once and the quarterfinals four times in that stretch. DeCristofaro said the Eagles will “just try to keep doing what we’ve done the last 14 weeks. We’re going to play our game and hopefully that will be enough. At this stage, you’re not going to try to fool anybody.” The Bulldogs opened the season with wins over recent state champions Camden County, Grayson and Norcross. But they had two games the second half of the season when their defense was shredded, including a 53-28 loss to Collins Hill, which shared the region title with Norcross and North Gwinnett. The 28 points was the Bulldogs’ lowest total of the season, with the team featuring an offense with four receivers DeCristofaro said “are all at least 6-foot-2.” North Gwinnett’s running game is led by senior C.J. Leggett, who began his high school career at Buford before playing the last two seasons at Chattahoochee. Hayden Sphire, the son of the team’s head coach, is a talented quarterback, but has been sidelined the last few weeks with an ankle injury. His back-up led the team to a 44-22 win over playoff qualifier Peachtree Ridge last week, but DeCristofaro anticipates that

Sphire will be back in action this week. DeCristofaro said the Bulldogs like to blitz out of their 3-5-3 defensive alignment, which includes an “extremely good” trio of linemen. The Eagles have gone 8-2 despite the loss of a number of Division I signees off last year’s 7-3 squad and an early season-ending injury to standout tailback Treyvon Paulk. Speedster Chad Toliver and hard-running Micco Brisker have picked up the slack in Paulk’s absence, with Toliver proving to be a major threat as a kick returner. Austin McLeod has efficiently operated the Milton offense, with the Eagles’ strong offensive line expected to get a boost from the return of Ernest Dye, who has missed the last two games. Linebacker Christian Keeney is likely to return to the defense, which has played well except for a brief mid-season letdown, but will likely face its toughest challenge Friday night.

SOUTH GWINNETT at ALPHARETTA ALPHARETTA, Ga. – After frustrating losses each of the last two seasons on their home field, the Raiders (8-2) will look for the school’s first playoff win against a team bringing a 5-5 record into Friday’s opener. Two of the Comets’ defeats came against teams that did not make the playoffs, but South Gwinnett scored wins against perennial Gwinnett powers Brookwood, Grayson

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Browning Dunn, who rushed for 116 yards, scored the first Mount Pisgah touchdown on a 2-yard run. Ben Miller’s 26-yard run tied the game in the second quarter, and the Patriots took the lead for good on a 14-yard pass from Aaron Winchester to Dunn with two seconds to play in the first half. Winchester completed 11 of 15 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 120 yards. A 26-yard pass from Winchester to Tommy Pease put the Patriots ahead 28-20 early in the third quarter, with the next two Pisgah touchdowns set up by turnovers. Patrick Messinger intercepted a Mount Zion pass at the Patriots’ 6, and Dunn covered 94 yards on the next two plays, rushing for a 33-yard gain and a 61-yard touchdown. Miller wrapped up Mount Pisgah’s scoring with a 6 yard scoring reception from Winchester following a fumble recovery by the Patriots. Nicky Piccapietra, Blake Smith and Ian Ainsworth led the Mount Pisgah defense with 11 tackles each. – Mike Blum

Trinity’s defensive effort with eight tackles, three assists and two fumble recoveries. The Titans forced three Cedar Grove fumbles, one inside the BT 10, and held the Saints scoreless in the second half. Punter Marc Nolan also made a vital contribution, keeping the ball away from Cedar Grove’s dangerous

Playoffs: Continued from Page 32 and Parkview. The Comets are a dangerous team offensively, with talent at the skill positions, but have struggled on defense. South Gwinnett has held just one opponent to fewer than 21 points, but Alpharetta coach Jason Dukes is more concerned about his team’s recent slow starts on offense. “We need to do a better job moving the ball in the first half,” Dukes said. The Raiders remain a pass-oriented team out of their spread formation, but have run the ball more effectively at times this season than the previous two playoff squads did. Alpharetta’s defense has played consistently well throughout the season, especially in the second half, featuring a strong pass rusher (Andrew Butcher), one of the area’s leading tacklers (linebacker Bryce Grauss) and an excellent secondary. While the Raiders have gone 0-3 in the first round of the playoffs the last three years, South Gwinnett has won its last three playoff openers dating back to the 2009 season. If the Raiders win Friday, they will be at home in the second round against the WaltonCollins Hill winner.

northfulton.com | Revue & News | November 14, 2013 | 33 returner while also getting ample distance on his punts. Nolan, who also handles the placekicking duties, provided the winning point in last week’s 21-20 victory over St. Pius to put the Titans in position to win the region title. Jackson County brings a 4-6 record into the state playoffs, getting Region 8-AAA’s final playoff spot with a 38-35 win last week against Morgan County. The Panthers’ other three wins came against teams that were a combined 4-26.

DEATH NOTICES Nancy Lee Barile, 81, of McDonough, passed away October 30, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Dennis Hurley, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away October 31, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Ann Batchelor, 83, of Dunwoody, passed away October 29, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Bobbie Johns, 65, of Cumming, passed away November 4, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Joyce Blankenship, 85, of Alpharetta, passed away November 2, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Lillian Caparell, 70, of Atlanta, passed away November 5, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Arnold Cooley, 73, of Dawsonville, passed away November 5, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. James Corell, 77, of Roswell, passed away November 3, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Ann Margaret Farren, 75, of Cumming, passed away October 23, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Inez Evelyn Hanson, 96 of Roswell, passed away November 4, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Barbara Anne Harkey, 86, of Atlanta, passed away October 29, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Mark Anderson Harney, 62, of Atlanta, passed away November 5, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Joyce Hiott Hatcher, 74, of Cumming, passed away October 30, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Terrell H. Higgins, 82, of Forsyth County, passed away October 29, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Fred Richard Houser, 89, of Roswell, passed away October 31,2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Alan E. Johnson, 56, of Dahlonega, passed away November 3, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Jean Louise Kerr, 80, of Duluth, passed away November 3, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Robert Kysar, 79, of Flowery Branch, passed away October 31, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

John Peter McBride, 78, of Cumming, passed away November 2, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Emma McCoy, 58, of Stockbridge, passed away November 5, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. John Carlton Miller, 61, of Canton, passed away November 3, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Benny Moore, 79, of Cumming, passed away October 30, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Lester William Piot, Jr., 91 of Cumming, passed away November 4, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Robert A. Smith, Jr., 62, of Cumming, passed away November 3, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Rose M Valentin, 74, of Alpharetta, passed away October 29, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

The Panthers gave up a total of 165 points against the region’s three playoff teams, but have also put up some big numbers offensively, with McFarlin concerned about Jackson’s speed on the outside. Three of Jackson’s wide receivers are also basketball players, with the Panthers scoring 21 points against Cartersville in the opening round of last season’s playoffs. BT lost to Cartersville

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