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Teresita Lim King, founder of the Milton rescue farm Joyous Acres, shows Bella to seniors Dec. 24 at Addington Place, an assisted living and memory care community in Alpharetta.
Family brings horses, cheer to seniors on Christmas Eve By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Horses from Joyous Acres, a familyowned rescue farm in Milton, visited seniors Dec. 24 at Addington Place, an assisted living and memory care community in
Alpharetta. Joy Lim Nakrin, along with her 72-year-old parents, Teresita Lim King and Andrew Nakrin, and her 74-year-old aunt Betty Lim King run Joyous Acres. Over the past year, the family has welcomed residents of Village
Park, a retirement community in Alpharetta, to their 20-plusacre farm off Brittle Road for pet therapy visits in their Seniors for Seniors program where elders share the healing power of animals with other seniors.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta resident and businessman Fergal Brady hopes to bring years of community involvement and financial expertise to the City Council as its newest member. Originally hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Brady grew up in Sandy Springs and attended North Springs High School. After relocating to Alpharetta in 2005, he said he accepted a position on his homeowners association’s board, where he met former Mayor and Councilman David Belle Isle. Brady served as Belle Isle’s appointee to the Code Enforcement Board until former Community Development Director Diana Wheeler asked him to join the Alpharetta Planning Commission, where he served until 2011. Brady co-founded the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce in 2013 to bolster local business. He is also active in the Alpharetta Rotary Club and has served on the Public Safety Foundation Board.
When Dan Merkel was elected to the City Council in 2016, he named Brady his appointee to the Planning BRADY Commission, where he remained until 2023. Though he had been asked to serve on the City Council before, Brady said the time was never right. He was either focused on his business or wanted to continue growing professionally before making a bid for political office. But, with an established familiarity with city staff and officials, a successful business and years of engagement in Alpharetta, that time had finally come. “I felt like I was ready,” Brady said. “And I felt like I had put in my service, and I still stand ready. To me, it's a continuation of service, and I say that because service means a lot to me.”
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