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Forsyth ranks No. 1 for health By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com
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storage facility during subfreezing weather. The organization lost about $13,000 worth of equipment. “It was a big hit to our bank account,” said Mike Hadzimikalis, a coach with the Miracle League and the head chef at Norman’s Landing. Hadzimikalis said the additional funds will help a lot because the season begins April 12 at Coal Mountain Park in North Forsyth. Norman said this is the 37th tournament at the restaurant. The next tournament will take place in October. “That’s why this restaurant was built,” Norman said, “to raise money for this community.” Visit www.normanslanding.com for more information.
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CUMMING, Ga. — Who knew a game of Ping-Pong could raise money for good causes? Bill Norman, owner of Norman’s Landing, 365 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming, has seen firsthand the impact the table tennis room at his seafood restaurant has in the community. Since opening the restaurant 19 years ago, Norman has raised nearly $1.88 million for different charities, agencies and schools. “We’re hopefully going over $2 million by our 20th anniversary is our goal,” Norman said. The latest organization to be recognized was the Miracle
League of Forsyth County. About 50 table tennis players competed in the twoday championship, March 25 and March 26. The winner in the singles match was Gerald Echals, and doubles winners were Matt Deane and Hwa Lew. The top prize was dinner at the restaurant. While not everyone played, many patrons donated. “We should be at $2,000,” Norman said. “We had different people give me money toward the cause.” The money is going to help replenish the Miracle League’s bats and uniforms, which were damaged during recent sub-freezing weather. Norman said items became moldy after a pipe burst in a
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Steve Kirk, of Dacula, came to Norman’s Landing for the table tennis tournament on March 25.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County is the healthiest county in Georgia — again. For the second straight year, the county ranked first out of 159 counties in the state, according to a report ranking the health of all 50 states. In 2012, Forsyth had come in second place. The fifth annual report — County Health Rankings — was published by the University of Wisconsin Population Aldo Nahed/Archive Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation last Old and young alike stay active and healthy while skatweek. Behind Forsyth are Fayette, ing at Fowler Park in Forsyth County. Oconee, Gwinnett and Cherokee counties. Doug Derrer, Forsyth dents with health insurance, County manager said the deshigh school graduation and ignation speaks volumes about access to parks and healthy all of the great things the comfoods were also considered. munity has to offer. While the state’s child pov“And it certainly reflects erty rate is 27 percent, Forsyth the fact that the community County’s child poverty continues to support inirate is at 8 percent. tiatives that encourage Other factors a healthy, active the repo include singlelifestyle,” Derrer w e parent homes in said. “We have an Forsyth, which amazing parks total 13 percent, and recreation compared to the system that prostate’s 36 percent. vides countless yth . d The adult obesity ways for residents l a h er rate is 22 percent to be active, offerin the county and the ing everything from state rate is 28 percent. weight rooms and fitness When it comes to the least classes at our three recreation healthy, Clay, Taliaferro and centers to hiking trails and the Warren counties made the list. Big Creek Greenway.” Dr. Patrick Remington, asThe study used data such sociate dean of the University as obesity and smoking and of Wisconsin, said in a webcast alcohol use to determine their the gap between the healthy findings. and unhealthy counties is Socioeconomic factors growing. including the number of resi-