Alpharetta-Roswell Herald - May 30, 2024

Alpharetta council advances strategy to aid North Point

Officials also present 2025 spending plan

By JAKE DRUKMAN newsroom@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council approved a $200,000 design contract that will prepare the city to redevelop the area surrounding North Point Mall.

Under the contract, approved unanimously May 20, New Yorkbased Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects will develop a framework of “public streets, public space, trails and green infrastructure” by which the city can guide future development. The company maintains an office in Atlanta and has worked on local projects including Roswell’s Riverside Park.

Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook said the framework will ensure the city can take full advantage of its investments in the Big Creek Greenway by building connecting streets and creating a walkable community at North Point.

Cook said city staff interviewed three landscape architecture firms and that Starr’s bid was the lowest. She said the city applied for grants beginning in 2018 to help fund the redevelopment endeavors but was unsuccessful in securing outside

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Roswell honors the fallen at Memorial Day service

By BEECHER TUTTLE newsroom@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — Rain gave way to sunshine just long enough Monday morning as thousands gathered for Roswell’s annual Memorial Day tribute at City Hall.

The 25th annual event, held before the city’s Faces of War memorial, is the state’s largest to honor U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Crowds traditionally some 7,000 people.

“It’s a difficult and somber day, but one that is critically important,” said former U.S. Rep. Dr. Tom Price, the former Roswell Rotary Club president

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known as the architect of the “Roswell Remembers” Memorial Day ceremony.

Price spoke on the importance of memorializing our fallen soldiers not only for the families in attendance, but for the children who may be getting their first exposure to the true meaning of Memorial Day.

“There are young people who now recognize the sacrifice necessary to defend freedom in this country,” Price said.

For others, the day is more personal. Retired Navy veteran Skip Green, who was a missile fire control technician aboard the USS Wainwright during the Vietnam War, said that this year’s ceremony was the 23rd he has

attended. He came to honor the Navy friends that he lost during the war, yet acknowledged that his brother — a deceased Army vet who also fought in Vietnam — is always especially close to mind during Memorial Day.

Green’s brother survived the war but was never the same after coming home. “Twenty-two of his men were lost [in Vietnam]” Green said of his brother. “The war was the reason that I lost him.”

He declined to go into detail about what happened to his brother after leaving Vietnam.

Keynote speaker Ret. Col. Rick

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Ret. Col. Rick White speaks before Roswell’s City Hall on the importance of Memorial Day.

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Milton, Alpharetta police search for burglary suspect

ALPHARETTA, Ga. —Milton Police are searching for a home invasion suspect after a resident on Highgrove Club Drive reported the incident around 11:40 a.m. May 20.

A May 22 statement from the Milton Police Department clarified that only one suspect was involved in the home invasion. Previous statements from Alpharetta and Milton police during the May 20 manhunt provided descriptions for two suspects.

Surveillance video from outside of the home on Highgrove Club Drive shows a suspect matching both descriptions publicly released during the search. The suspect is a bald, light-skinned Black man who also wore black pants and no shirt during the home invasion.

According to a statement from the Milton Police Department, the suspect left the residence in one of the victim’s vehicles.

Alpharetta Police officers located the abandoned vehicle near North Point Parkway, where the suspect had fled on

POLICE BLOTTER

Resident reports theft of card from mailbox

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police responded to a report from a female resident May 22 about the theft of a replacement debit card from her mailbox.

The victim said her mailbox had been damaged May 16 and she notified the leasing office at her residence on Chattahoochee Circle.

When the victim tried using her debit card the next day, she could not complete a transaction.

Eventually, the victim said she was alerted that her account was locked. Because the victim attempted to use her card Friday evening, she had to wait until

foot toward the Big Creek Greenway, the statement said.

Milton Police reported that several law enforcement agencies joined Alpharetta Police in pursuit of the suspect, including a helicopter from Fulton County.

Authorities focused their manhunt on the greenway, at one point locking down nearby schools. Alpharetta Police lifted that lockdown later Monday afternoon without having caught the suspect but believing there was – then and now – no imminent danger to citizens, the statement said.

The latest update from Milton police stated no additional information will be released because of the ongoing investigation and work to apprehend the suspect.

The update encouraged people with any information on the suspect or the case to contact Milton Police Detective Rebecca Tidwell at 678-242-2614 or Rebecca. Tidwell@miltonga.gov.

Monday to contact her credit union.

A Family Credit Union representative said the victim had been sent a replacement card because her old one expired.

The representative said someone activated her card and used it at several locations.

The total amount charged was just under $3,200.

The victim said she learned the mailboxes had been burglarized from the rear after speaking with the leasing office May 21.

Police said the victim needed to file a report to seek a refund for the card charges.

Man says he was stabbed at apartment complex

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police responded to the Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center May 20 after a 36-year-old Roswell man was admitted with a stab wound.

The victim said he was drinking at

Anyone with information on the case can submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, online at www.StopCrimeAtl.org, or with a text to 274637.

The statement also said people do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.

La Parranda the evening of May 19 and returned to his home around 4 a.m. at the Roswell Creek apartment homes off Warsaw Road.

Officers later spoke with staff from the apartment complex who said the victim’s alleged residence is a vacant apartment unit. Staff also said they were not aware of the victim and many of the surrounding apartments are also vacant.

The victim said he was standing in the parking lot outside of the apartment, where other people were also located, when someone attacked him from behind.

Officers said the victim had swelling and scratches on the left side of his face and “an obvious stab wound,” about a halfinch wide and 1-inch deep, to his lower back.

The victim said he did not know who assaulted him. He also said he was not in any kind of altercation with another person.

Officers said they notified the Criminal Investigations Division, which responded to the hospital for a follow-up.

MILTON POLICE DEPARTMENT/PROVIDED Footage from surveillance cameras shows an image of the suspect from the Milton home invasion May 20 on Highgrove Club Drive.

Community Party

BIG OPEN-TO-ALL COMMUNITY PARTY

ANNOUNCED FOR ALPHA LOOP SATURDAY JUNE 1

Save the date - actually, the entire day – Saturday, June 1 for three big events in Alpharetta. Start your day with a swing by the Alpharetta Farmers Market from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM - one of the most popular Farmer’s Markets in the region - packed with food, crafts, and something for everyone! Next, explore the new section of the Alpha Loop from 10 AM

to noon and celebrate its grand opening with food trucks, music, and face painting- a fun time of the whole family! Last but not least, spend Saturday evening at Alpharetta’s Brew Moon Fest concert and street festival.

For more details about the Alph Loop visit alphaloopfoundation.org

Alpharetta Farmers Market by Alpharetta Business Association

When: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Where: Alpharetta Town Green; 30 South Main St. Alpharetta, GA 30009

For more information and a list of vendors, see alpharettafarmersmarket.com

Alpha Loop Grand Opening Party by The Alpha Loop Foundation and sponsored by Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau

When: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Where: Along the new section of the Alpha Loop; Parking and food trucks at 2500 Northwinds Pkwy. Alpharetta, GA 30009

Want to learn more about the Alpha Loop? Visit alphaloopfoundation.org

Brew Moon Fest by the Alpharetta Business Association

When: 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Where: Milton Avenue (between Hwy 9 and Roswell/Canton Street) Alpharetta, GA 30009

Purchase tickets in advance at alpharettabusinessassociation.com

League of American Bicyclists peddle city safety initiatives

By HANNAH FRAZER hannah@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell took a leap forward in the cycling community by hosting a two-day workshop May 20-21 with the League of American Bicyclists.

With more than 200,000 members, the organization drives the movement to improve biking conditions.

The program enabled representatives from Roswell, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Chamblee to review plans for pedestrian and bicycle safety and cycling initiatives within their cities.

League officials say Georgia ranks No. 24 among states in bicycle friendliness, featuring 24 businesses, 12 communities, and eight universities that are bicycle friendly.

Bike Roswell President Jan Lattunen said the workshop are an important way for cities and the League to collaborate and explore bike and pedestrian infrastructure and to advocate for its implementation.

“The purpose of the meeting today is to bring different parts together, bring the city staff together with the cycling advocacy organization to talk and discuss

about the bike and pedestrian plans within the cities…,” Lattunen said.

The gathering also presented an opportunity for cities like Roswell, which currently holds a bronze status in the League’s Bicycle Friendly Community program, to acquire insights on sustaining the designation or advancing to silver status.

Bronze status acknowledges

communities that have exhibited a commitment to improving conditions for bicycling, taking steps to increase their bicycle-friendly programs, but which still have opportunity for growth.

The workshop also provided cities that have not attained a bronze rating to gain an understanding of the requirements.

Anna Tang, specialist for the League’s Bicycle Friendly America program, led

a discussion on how to promote and enhance the cities’ cyclist support. Tang presented a PowerPoint at the meeting and facilitated an exercise among the cycling advocates using an action plan workbook provided by the League.

The group drafted suggestions such as bike events and a bike garden, a bicycle course made to teach riders how to ride appropriately and safely.

Roswell is the first city in Georgia to earn the official designation of Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.

The city last submitted its application in fall 2021 to receive a bronze status. The renewal process is every four years.

For Roswell to attain silver status, its application will be judged on a scale based on the five Es: engineering, education, encouragement, evaluation and planning, and equity and accessibility.

Roswell City Councilwoman Christine Hall expressed the benefit of establishing a cycling-friendly atmosphere, like reducing carbon emission and better mental health.

“It speaks to environment. It speaks to health. It’s healthy for your mind. It’s healthy for your body. It gets you moving,” Hall said.

Milton honors fallen soldiers at Memorial Day service

By ALEX ANTEAU newsroom@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Accompanied by early morning storms, crowds gathered at Milton City Hall May 27 for the city’s annual Memorial Day tribute.

“We have a saying in the military, ‘That which does not kill you makes you stronger,’” said retired Army Col. Nick Satriano, Milton Veterans Memorial Marker Association chairman. “Given the weather today, I think we all consider ourselves a heck of a lot stronger than when we woke up this morning … Thank you for your dedication.”

A crowd nearly 200, including police officers, firefighters, Boy Scouts and veterans, assembled in the auditorium.

The Millton Public Safety Honor Guard kicked off the ceremony with the presentation of colors and Cambrige High School graduate Solo Lowit performed the national anthem. This year, Army and Navy recruitment tables were stationed in the lobby “for our parents thinking about their children’s future,” according to Satriano. As is custom in Milton, white crosses with the names of deceased veterans with ties to the city lined the streets.

“Together we’ve put out almost

Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Dyer III gave the keynot speech at Milton’s Memorial Day celebration on May 27.

900 markers. At some point there will be over 1,000,” Satriano said. “We’ll probably have to reclaim land from Alpharetta [to have room for them],” he added.

Two losses hit the community

particularly hard this year. Retired Army Col. Ronnie Rondem and retired Navy Capt. Robert “Bud” Alexander passed away in January. Both served in Vietnam, and Rondem was called to active service again for Operation Desert

Shield/Desert Storm.

“We’re here to honor these two warriors,” said Navy veteran Bill Lusk. Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Dyer III, U.S. Army Reserve 108th Training Command, delivered the keynote address. Dyer is an engineer officer and military lawyer and a veteran of two combat deployments, including the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He is a managing partner at the Atlanta office of law firm Lee & Hayes, where he leads its intellectual property litigation practice.

Dyer’s speech centered on the question: “Was their sacrifice worth it in the end?”

“Certainly there’s an awful lot in this country that would make their chests swell with pride,” Dyer said. “But it’s not all butterflies and bunny rabbits … I think some of our fallen will look down and have a hard time understanding how ideological differences about things that maybe aren’t that significant turn friends and families against one another, [but] compromise is beautiful. This country was founded on compromise.”

Dyer ended on a call to action. “Listen [and] look for compromise,” Dyer said. “I think if we took a few minutes to try to find compromise with people who have different views, I think we’d go a long way toward easing the tension.”

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At right, Anna Tang, representative of the League of American Bicyclists, oversees cycling advocates analyze methods to improve safety and awareness in Roswell at a May 21 workshop.

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Recycling center partners with young students to tackle pollution

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Third graders at Woodland Elementary School got creative in semester-long projects that explore solutions to air, water and land pollution.

Their presentations spanned oceanand land-cleaning robots, prototypes made of cardboard, to letters written to school administration about a recycling program on-site.

Ryder Leary, executive director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful, visited classrooms May 20 to get a look at the projects in their final form, shown in PowerPoints and demonstrations. He had previously given classes a high-level overview of pollution and visited the school to provide feedback while projects were in progress.

Leary said Keep North Fulton Beautiful has had a relationship with Woodland for a few years, dropping into talk about what the nonprofit does and general recycling information.

But, he opted to make this year more engaging, providing parameters to the students’ problem-based learning projects, integral to the school’s curriculum. Leary joined Keep North Fulton Beautiful last July.

“I think one of the cool things that we as Keep North Fulton Beautiful can do is from an education standpoint at all levels, whether it be communicating to our citizens in the community but also showcasing … that even our little ones in elementary school and up can contribute,” Leary said.

He said he plans to take the same approach to other schools. Leary also provides volunteer opportunities for students at the recycling center.

Woodland Elementary, the only STEMcertified school in Sandy Springs, boasts a curriculum designed to help students answer real-world problems and master the education standards it sets.

Each grade level works on one problem-based project per semester. For

third graders, the previous semester was a recurring project on the decline of the monarch butterfly.

Rita Hudson, a third grade teacher at Woodland, said students planted milkweed in the school’s garden to make up for the loss of the food, a contributing factor to the insect’s near-candidacy on the endangered species list. She said 20 monarchs have been released so far, with students facilitating the eggs to hatch inside, away from predators.

Hudson also asks her students to do the little things, like using reusable bottles and picking up trash at parks.

“Small changes — they make a big difference,” she said.

Two students, Reyes Castillo and Cameron Jasso, created a colorful robot to help lower land pollution named the “Catnap Trash Helper.”

“People that throw trash cause land pollution,” Castillo said. Animals are dying because people throw trash.”

Tara Uremovich, Woodland assistant principal, said around 150 students participated in the pollution-based project this year.

Kindergarteners had a role to play as well, filing into the classrooms holding clipboards.

“...We try to … help the kids make connections between what they’re learning and what they might learn in the future, or the problems and how they get bigger and bigger, and how as they grow and learn more, they can tackle bigger problems,” said Uremovich, once a curriculum support specialist at Woodland.

Uremovich played a key role in earning the school’s STEM recertification last year, which involved a two-year process.

The school was originally certified by the Georgia Department of Education in 2016.

She said the school’s boost to its STEM integration and its Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports system went

A student-created poster at Woodland Elementary School shows the deadly outcome of land pollution.

hand-in-hand. PBIS is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting student well-being.

“We were rewarding students for being on task, but also their engagement was just genuinely increased because of these connections that they were making,” Uremovich said. “We actually saw our behavior incidences drop significantly.”

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Cameron Jasso and Reyes Castillo, third graders at Woodland Elementary School, showcase their semester-long project that attempts to solve land pollution May 20. Keep North Fulton Beautiful, a recycling center in Sandy Springs, partnered with Woodland to provide parameters on the student’s problem-based learning projects.

June book events focus on children, nature, true crime

By KATHY DES JARDINS CIOFFI newsroom@appenmedia.com

There’s no better way to slide into summer than with a stack of books. For help filling bookbags bound for beaches or the closest comfy chair, check out this list of June author events across North Fulton and Forsyth counties.

Saturday, June 8, celebrating children’s authors with three authors per hour sharing their stories. 11 a.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com

Sunday, June 9, Omar Tyree. The New York Times bestselling author will chat about his newest book, “Control.” 1 p.m. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. read-itagain.com

Saturday, June 15, J.D. Cervantes signing his novel, “Fran and Her Friend Death.” 11 a.m. Free. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com

Sunday, June 16, Keeping the Chattahoochee: An author talk with Sally Sierer Bethea. 2 p.m. Free. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. forsythpl.org/ event/10167432

Tuesday, June 18, Suzi EhteshamZadeh, Parul Kapur, Mike Coleman. A Novel Idea and Bookmiser present the trio of authors and their “Journeys of Freedom and Acceptance.” 7 p.m. Free. Brimstone Restaurant & Tavern, 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector, Alpharetta. 770-509-5611. bookmiser. net/book-events.html

Saturday, June 19, Licia Chenoweth, promoting her latest middle-grade book, “Finding Lila.” Noon. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770232-9331. read-it-again.com

Friday, June 21, Mazey Eddings. The neurodiverse author and dentist will examine her popular romances that focus on mental health. 6 p.m.

Purchase of $18 “Late Bloomer” required. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. read-it-again.com

Saturday, June 22, Judy Highum, reading from her children’s book, “Parker P. Possum – A Lesson in Gratefulness.” 11 a.m. Free. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com

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Lynn Cullen will discuss her novel, “Mrs. Poe,” in Milton June 24.

Saturday, June 22, Brynn Barineau, with her debut novel, “Jaguars and Other Game.” Noon. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770232-9331. read-it-again.com

Saturday, June 22, McCracken Poston Jr. Atlanta Authors presents Poston detailing “Zenith Man,” a true crime thriller. Bookmiser will have copies available to purchase. 2 p.m. Free. In person and online. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., 770-5095611. bookmiser.net

Monday, June 24, Lynn Cullen, discussing “Mrs. Poe,” inspired by literature’s most haunting love triangle. 7 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com

Tuesday, June 25, Survival skills with author Mark Warren. 6:30 p.m. Free. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming. forsythpl.org/ event/10336655

Thursday, June 27, Crabapple Summer Stroll, supporting local independently owned stores. 5 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-7975566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com Saturday, June 27, Bookfair for Grownups. Read It Again Bookstore will partner with Gate City Brewing for a boozy book fair. 6 p.m. Free. Gate City Brewing, 43 Magnolia St., Roswell. 678-404-0961 https:// www.gatecitybrewingcompany.com/ Saturday, June 29, Clint Smith, signing “The Georgia Air National Guard.” Noon. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. read-it-again.com Sunday, June 30, Cherry Mo. The children’s author will read her book, “Home in a Lunchbox.” 10 a.m. Free. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com

To submit an author event for the upcoming month, email Kathy Des Jardins Cioffi at kathydesjardins3@gmail. com by the 15th.

Milton City Park and Preserve hosts summer kickoff

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Election Day gave children a doorway to all-day activities with the Milton Parks and Recreation Department May 21.

With many schools doubling as polling sites, the Fulton County School District opted to turn the day over to remote learning.

The department hosted an open house as a kickoff to summer, inviting families with young children to swim, play, learn and explore at the City Park and Preserve.

While the summer solstice occurs June 20, summer weather in North Fulton County begins around Memorial Day weekend.

A high of 87 degrees throughout the city brought dozens of toddlers, preschoolers and grade-schoolers out to the city pool off Dinsmore Road.

Parents and children visiting the pool from 1 to 3 p.m. were treated to a free swim a week before the pool officially opens for the season.

The city’s 2018 purchase of the former Milton Country Club included its swimming pool, tennis center and former clubhouse.

The 137-acre property is now called the City Park and Preserve.

The acquisition marked the first purchase using the $25 million greenspace bond for properties serving as nature preserves or conservation land. Most of the property, or 130 of its 137 acres, is for passive park use and includes public

trails.

Parks and Recreation staff encouraged families to stop by May 21 for activities serving as a preview of the department’s summer programming.

The open house and summer kickoff from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Milton City Park and Preserve began and ended with “Toddler-and-then-some Tuesday,” featuring toys for youngsters and STEMoriented activities aimed at adolescents.

Activities involving science, technology, engineering and math endow young children with the skills they need for 21st century jobs, while also keeping them engaged and curious with the natural world.

Other options during the summer kickoff included nature-themed activities with Outdoor Recreation Supervisor Jen Young, a two-hour session with an inflatable bouncy house and an early opening of the city pool.

Young, known as Ranger Jen among the city’s youngest outdoor enthusiasts, formally inducted the city’s first Junior Rangers May 16 with a pledge and badge ceremony at the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting.

The Junior Ranger program is a chance for young people to explore, learn and love nature in Milton. It is designed for 2nd through 6th graders along the lines of Junior Ranger programs found at many national and state parks.

Junior Rangers engage in handson activities, receive insights about the natural environment and venture in and around the city’s parks.

CITY OF ROSWELL PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET FOR 2024 6-MONTH BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, PURSUANT TO CITY OF ROSWELL CHARTER ARTICLE 6, SECTION Ch. 6.30, THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, WILL SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL A PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR FY 2024 6-MONTH BUDGET AT THE MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL SCHEDULED FOR 7:00 P.M., MAY 13, 2024 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT ROSWELL CITY HALL. THE BUDGET DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CITIZEN REVIEW AFTER THE MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAY 13, 2024 IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BUDGET DOCUMENT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW. ROSWELLGOV.COM/BUDGET.

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 28, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M. AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 10, 2024 AT 7:00 P.M. REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024 – DECEMBER 31, 2024. THE HEARINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT ROSWELL CITY HALL, 38 HILL STREET IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND WILL BE STREAMED ONLINE AT WWW.ROSWELLGOV.COM.

RANDY G. KNIGHTON

KURT M. WILSON City Administrator Mayor

CITY OF MILTON/PROVIDED

Outdoor Recreation Supervisor Jen Young, or Ranger Jen, points at the camera during a nature hike. At the Milton Park and Recreation Department’s Summer Kickoff May 21, Young previewed the city’s new Junior Ranger program with naturethemed activities for kids in second through sixth grade.

Milton’s 2024 Parks and Activities Guide for the spring and summer, available on the city’s website, lays out a variety of programs involving arts and crafts, team athletics, individual sports,

dance, photography and other pursuits.

While there was no cost to participants at the kickoff, many of the city’s camps and activities throughout the summer require registration and fees.

Mayor Peyton Jamison discussed improvements to the City Park and Preserve during the annual State of the City in January and touted funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and a Georgia Outdoor Stewardship grant to pay for the next two phases of its buildout.

Phase I transformed an old cart path into a 1.25-mile paved trail.

The second phase of the Milton City Park project includes replacing a failing stormwater system associated with the golf course with green, natural landscaping.

The third phase, funded with transportation sales tax revenues, includes a 10-foot-wide decomposed granite trail adjacent to Chicken Creek and a new multi-use sidewalk along Dinsmore Road, connecting the existing trail on the west side of the park for a 2.5-mile loop around the property.

Combined, the upgrades will cost about $3.6 million, with completion set for late summer 2025. Amenities will include wildlife habitat education stations and signage, benches, and water foundations for people and dogs.

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Name of Business: Culinary Dropout

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Opened: February 2024

Address: 1231 Ashford Crossing, Building 900; Dunwoody, GA 30338

Phone: (470) 242-6712

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Opened: January 2024

Phone: (770) 343-9960

Address: 12905 Ga9 N Milton, Ga. 30004 Website: https://californiahandwash.com

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Dean who closed law clinic steps down from UGA post

By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic has stopped providing advocacy work for open meetings and open records, Appen Media reported May 15.

Now the school’s dean, Peter “Bo” Rutledge, has announced he will vacate the position and return to the faculty at the end of the year.

“The UGA School of Law is now on course to redefine what it means to be a great national public institution,” he said.

The university’s press release cited numerous accomplishments from Rutledge’s almost 10 years at the helm. One of them was the expansion of the law school’s outreach programs, including the First Amendment Clinic.

The agency opened its doors in August 2020 to “defend and advance the rights of free speech, press, assembly, and petition via regional litigation and advocacy” and to provide law students with real-world experience on First Amendment issues, according to a UGA news release at the time.

Journalists and citizens across the state looked to the clinic for free legal help gaining access to public materials. Appen Media’s May 15 story included interviews with news outlets Decaturish, Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) and The Current GA. All three shared how the agency’s assistance had strengthened their reporting of government accountability and financial transparency.

The clinic’s change in policy takes that help off the table moving forward.

Remaining an educational resource, University Spokesperson Greg Trevor said the Clinic will now “refer open records/open meetings matters that need

direct advocacy and representation to qualified legal professionals or agencies.”

The timing of the shift coincides with UGA’s decision to transfer the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Atlanta Community Press Collective and Lucy Parsons Labs against the Atlanta Police Foundation.

The Foundation is a nonprofit that supports the Atlanta Police Department and works closely with the City of Atlanta. The organization is largely tied to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center under construction on 85 acres of the South River region in DeKalb County.

The suit alleges the foundation failed to respond to open records requests related to the project, dubbed “Cop City” by its critics.

Georgia sunshine laws, “apply to any entity to which public functions have been transferred by an agency or which receives substantial funding or resources from an agency in performance of a task,” according to the state Attorney General.

The Press Collective and Lucy Parsons Lab filed the suit in January with attorneys on staff at UGA’s clinic.

A few weeks later Rutledge, the law school’s dean, ordered the clinic to cease all work related to public records law, according to The Guardian.

The school told Appen Media the directive, “is part of ongoing efforts to align the First Amendment Clinic’s activities more closely with the institution’s educational mission.”

One of the lawyers representing the Police Foundation is Harold Melton, a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court who graduated from UGA Law and now teaches at the school. Melton also served as executive counsel to former Gov. Sonny Perdue, who today is chancellor of the University System of Georgia.

Staff Reporter Amber Perry contributed to this story.

Peter “Bo” Rutledge instructs a class at the University of Georgia. The law school dean announced May 20 he will step down and return to faculty.

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White, who was deployed for 24 months in combat during the Vietnam War, said he often spends his Memorial Day thinking about the early 2000s as well as the 1960s and ’70s. He spoke of his fallen comrades.

“Some of the last eyes they saw and human touch they felt was mine,” White said. “I thought ‘why them and not me?’”

White also said he thinks about his son and what could have happened roughly 30 years later. The younger White was given just 12 hours to live following a crude bomb explosion in Baghdad in 2003, but he beat the odds and is now an active colonel in his own right.

“For families of lost loved ones, every day is Memorial Day,” he said.

White closed his keynote address with a call for patriotism, highlighting a 100-year-old World War II widow whose husband’s body was just recently returned to U.S. soil. “The military doesn’t leave anyone behind,” he said. “And we as citizens should never give up on America.”

The ceremony included the presentation of colors, the singing of the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance and a tribute to prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.

The center of attention was the plaza’s defining Faces of War memorial, a 14-foot monument that depicts a U.S. soldier reaching out to a small girl. In the background are several dozen faces — ranging from American servicemen and servicewomen to Vietnamese citizens — all of whom have been visibly touched by the Vietnam War. The award-winning memorial was dedicated in 1995, three years before the inaugural Roswell Memorial Day ceremony was held.

Retired Navy veteran Skip Green stands during the armed forces tribute at the 25th annual Roswell Memorial Day ceremony.

Memorial Day attendees wave flags during a special rendition of “Proud to Be an American.”

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Trumpeter Jon Andersen performs “Taps” in front of Roswell’s famous Faces of War memorial.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Furkids Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that touts itself as the largest no-kill animal shelter in Georgia, hosted a fashion show and fundraiser May 14.

“Fashion for Furkids” is a new annual event to take place on the second Tuesday of May. It was held at the Giaquinto Event Center at Shiloh Gardens on Union Hill Road, a 3,400-square-foot Furkids fundraising facility dedicated last March.

The rescue collaborated with fashion historian and author Nancy Flaherty for the event, which showcased an array of vintage and contemporary styles from Flaherty’s collection, trending fashion from Dillard’s, and finds from Furkids thrift stores.

The nonprofit boasts several thrift stores, located in Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Marietta and Lawrenceville. Proceeds from the thrift stores make up one-third of Furkids’ annual operating budget, according to the rescue’s website.

In addition to the fashion showcase, which included outfitted

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Once the framework is designed and implemented, the actual construction of public spaces will be undertaken by private developers. Cook said the plan will require developers looking to build in the area to design and construct infrastructure, like trails to the greenway, and the city will grant them public impact fee credits in return.

Proposed 2025 budget

The City Council also held its first public discussion of the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget May 20, with Finance Director Tom Harris delivering an indepth presentation.

The city’s expenditures and revenues are expected to rise by about $10 million compared to the current budget — up to just under $164 million compared to $154.2 million in 2024. Despite this, the city’s property tax rate is expected to remain at 5.75 mills, as it has for around 15 years.

The current proposal would move 0.059 mills from the city’s debt service

puppies, the event featured a silent auction of designer handbags. The auction raised $10,000 to support the care of animals at Furkids.

The nonprofit is constructing a new 2-story dog shelter at its headquarters.

The 13,000-square-foot facility will be similar to the configuration of its cat shelter on-site with fenced outdoor play yards with each dog having an individual room, according to the project webpage.

It will be able to accommodate up to 115 dogs, doubling the nonprofit’s current life-saving capacity, while providing additional room and a more comfortable environment for its longterm residents.

The effort is part of Furkids’ campus master plan, which will also feature a new medical building. The Giaquinto Medical Center will double the nonprofit’s number of surgery tables from three to six and incorporate five separate wards with space to treat more than 100 individual cases at a time.

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levy to its operating levy. Harris said that because the city’s homestead tax exemptions do not apply to the debt service levy, this move would save homeowners an estimated $90,000.

The proposed budget includes funding for seven new full-time positions across the city’s departments, including a fire training lieutenant in the Department of Public Safety, a procurement manager in the city’s Finance Department and an administrative assistant for the Municipal Court. It also includes adjustments to city personnel compensation which would carry a $914,000 price tag. During fiscal year 2024, the city spent $1.7 million on such adjustments.

The budget proposal was released on May 3 and is available to view in full on the city’s website.

The City Council will hold three public hearings on the proposed budget in June, the first scheduled for June 3 at 6:30 p.m. The second and third hearings will both be on June 24, one at 11:30 a.m. and the other at 6:30 p.m. Councilmembers will vote on the proposed budget immediately following the final public hearing.

The city’s fiscal year 2025 begins on July 1 and runs through the end of June 2025.

Forsyth Writer’s Club helps author publish award-nominated memoir

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It took Barbara Gomes Serafino years to write the book she promised her grandmother, a memoir filled with stories about her immigrant family.

The Forsyth Writer’s Club, a group with more than 160 members, mostly women, helped her along the way — a “gift from the universe” Serafino found on Nextdoor.

The club, celebrating its seventh anniversary in June, meets monthly, usually at a favorite Starbucks location, to review each other’s works in progress and provide suggestions on how to publish.

Serafino said the original idea was for her family to be the memoir’s sole audience.

“With the encouragement of my friends, I said, ‘I’m gonna do this,’” Serafino said from inside the screened back porch of her home. Her memoir “The Book I Always Promised,” published nearly a year ago, laid before her, its cover a picture of her grandmother Christina LeFosse Longobucco as she was leaving Italy for America in 1920.

“I never felt that I would get a publisher,” Serafino said. “I didn’t think there was anything out there.”

Serafino uses BookLogix, a local publisher recommended by members of the Forsyth Writer’s Club. She has sold around 500 copies so far.

Alongside the journey her family made to Ellis Island searching for a future in America, captured by oral tradition, Serafino includes adventures abroad uncovering her family’s history in Italy and Portugal.

The 2024 Georgia Author of the Year Award nominee is also laden with humor found in her Brooklyn, New York, upbringing (her accent noticeable), a look into an Italian culture of superstition, like family curses and alleged “stregas,” or witches, who lived down the street.

Growing up a curious kid, Serafino said she would ask her grandmother, or “Nonna,” what it was like living in Italy and how she came to America.

“This just opened up a can of worms, and I drove the poor lady crazy,” Serafino said. “I wanted to know more.”

Much of the memoir is based on memory, but she also uses letters and other artifacts her family kept, traveling to Ellis Island to look at immigration records, and to Italy, after tracking down Longobucco’s family in Calabria.

Part of the book is also dedicated to her paternal family from Madera, Portugal, who she had come to find after reading a letter from her great aunt to her father, found in her brother’s estate after he died.

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Barbara Gomes Serafino holds her memoir, “The Book I Always Promised.” Serafino finished her book while participating in the Forsyth Writer’s Club, a group of more than 160 members, mostly women, who have been meeting monthly for the past seven years.

“She wrote my father a letter and said, ‘We want you with your wife and the baby to come to Madera,’ and she enclosed a holy card, the ‘Our Lady of Fátima’ card,” Serafino said. “I realized I’m the ‘baby.’”

The letter was dated 1953, the same year she was born.

A section of the book is filled with photographs of her family dated as far back as 1909, a photo of her Portuguese grandmother as a baby at her baptism, up to 1970, showing Serafino in her hippie era, her sister Christina and brother William John in Mystic, Connecticut.

Serafino is working to publish a book of poetry called “Poems from a ’60s Hippie Chick,” pulled from an old notebook of poems she wrote in her late teens on topics like the Vietnam War and women’s rights.

The book is inspired by a favorite growing up, “Sonnets from the Portuguese” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a Christmas gift from her parents still intact but tattered with small pink flowers on the cover. Plans for the book cover include a Polaroid of an 18-year-old Serafino writing on her bed.

She’s already working on a third book, about her career as a criminal prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. She would later start a women-only firm in Staten Island.

Around a dozen books have been published since Amy Lyle formed the Forsyth Writer’s Club in 2017, apart from blogs and freelancing.

Lyle recalled sitting on the floor of a Barnes & Noble with two other “wannabe” authors, joking about starting a writer’s club in a video.

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“...Then we posted it, and people were like, ‘Is there a writing club?’” and we were like, ‘Yes, Yes, there is,’” said Lyle, a comedian, who would eventually publish “The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book of Failures” and “We’re All A Mess, It’s Okay.”

At the first meet-up, Lyle said around 10 people showed up, which became the average.

“It’s just been a really, really wonderful thing,” Lyle said.

At the meetings, members perform a 10-minute reading of their work, then others provide feedback. The club has

also been a place where leads are shared, like finding an illustrator, an editor or someone to market the book.

Lyle said it’s hard to gain traction as a creative. But, with support from the club, the book launch for her first book, “Book of Failures,” saw more than 300 people. Both of Lyle’s books are No. 1 bestsellers across multiple categories and have made the Goodreads Top Ten Best Humor list.

She said it’s been exciting to see authors in the Forsyth Writer’s Club make it to the finish line.

“I really am proud of people that thought they wanted to write a book, but they weren’t sure, but they showed up with their own notebook at the Starbucks at 10 a.m.,” Lyle said. “… [The club] gave them confidence.”

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Which is Alpharetta’s Crown Jewel?

Just when you think that Alpharetta has run out of rabbits to pull from their hat, they somehow find yet another one. It never ceases to amaze me.

One would be hard pressed to choose the “best rabbit” that the City of Alpharetta has created during the last 35 years. Which one would get your vote? And, some of these are serious and others, not so much!

Spoiler: At the end of this column, there is a party invitation for everyone.

No. 1. Big Creek Greenway: Alpharetta’s greenway (9 miles long) is a 12’ wide paved linear park for biking, walking, roller blading, inline skating along Big Creek; birds and mammals, flora and fauna, can be seen from the trail. The Alpharetta greenway connects with the Roswell & Forsyth greenways (with several gaps) for a total of 26 miles of linear park. Construction of the Alpharetta section began in 1995 and has cost roughly $10 million. Google “Awesome Alpharetta greenway” for more details. Nice work leading the initial construction Marie Garrett, then Alpharetta’s Community Development Director.

No. 2. Ga. 400: So, Alpharetta didn’t

build Ga. 400. However, legend has it that when the Georgia Department of Transportation asked then Alpharetta Mayor Jimmy Phillips how many exits he wanted off Ga. 400, he replied with: “How many can I have?” This contrasted with another mayor who reportedly replied to the same question with: “Do I have to have any?” Way to go Mayor Phillips (wherever you are)! Those five exits drive a massive amount of business to our fair city.

No. 3. Wills Park Equestrian Center: So, while I personally have never been a big fan of a park that is used by such an ultra-small percent of the population, the Equestrian Center is an amazing regional marquee facility for the horse world, and it does set Alpharetta apart from almost all other cities in the state.

No. 4. Wills Park: What can you say about Wills Park other than wow! Created in the late 1960s by then Mayor Harry Wills, the park today spans 110 acres (Central Park in New York City is 843 acres), including the Equestrian Center which is but one component of this immense and multi-faceted facility. The park includes so much – walking trails, a huge multi-use community pool, one of the most popular and largest disc golf courses in the state, tennis courts, multi-use community buildings, picnic shelters, basketball courts (indoors and out), a dog park, many ball fields, playgrounds and more. In addition to the actual facilities of the park, the city’s management of the park shines just as

brightly; it has changed and adapted to the needs of the population over time and stays current and magnificently relevant.

No. 5. Rucker Farm: This one may be the least well-known of Alpharetta’s gems. The 10-acre farm located off Rucker Road is a working farm operated by Alpharetta’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Two of the 10 acres are dedicated to organic farming, and the remainder is used in a variety of ways including providing agriculture-related classes, community gardens, green house space (soon to expand with a new larger greenhouse), outdoor classrooms, Eagle Scout resources, 700 volunteer opportunities, food for North Fulton Community Charities and so much more. Great big “high-five” to the city and council for having the foresight and wisdom to create and support Rucker Farm as an outreach that addresses some of the most challenging and critical issues of today and especially the future – food, health, soil, education and connection.

No 6. Alpharetta’s high-tech nature: What do you get when, decades ago, you (Ross Perot, Georgia Power and other players) bury miles and miles of concrete-encased electric and fiberoptic cable underground and run it due north up Ga. 400 from Atlanta to a little backwater city (at the time), facilitating near fail-proof power delivery and one of the largest fiber-optic systems in America? Well, you ultimately get

Alpharetta, “Technology City of the South.” And while Alpharetta did not really have much to do with the creation of this infrastructure, it had everything to do with managing the growth and direction of that growth that came as a result of the power and fiberoptics. Boom! Kudos to Alpharetta’s elected officials and voters through the years!

So, how does a city pull yet another rabbit out of the hat – produce yet another encore – after launching such an amazing run of rabbits over time?

The answer is two words: the “Alpha Loop,” yet another gem in Alpharetta, perhaps the crown jewel of them all!

That encore is in progress as we speak and is accepting visitors, users, and anyone else who maybe just wants to be amazed with wonder or, perhaps, simply is looking for some down time to stroll, think, slow down and “smell the roses.”

Saturday party invitation

Come help us celebrate (food trucks, music, face painting, fun for the entire family) the opening of the newest section of “the Loop” this Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. to noon. Celebration will be held in Northwinds parking lot at 2500 Northwind’s Parkway (near Village Tavern off Haynes Bridge Road). Come walk the new section and explore – a taste of more wonder to come – and Alpharetta’s hits just keep on coming!

New to the Loop? Find out more about it: www.AlphaLoopFoundation.org

Colonial grocery aims for Dunwoody market 1978

While researching S&H Green Stamps, I came across an interesting story about the Colonial Foods grocery store and its 1978 move into Dunwoody. In this article, I only refer to women because it was assumed they did all the grocery shopping at the time.

Before a Big Apple grocery store was built in Georgetown Shopping Center in the late 1960s, Dunwoody shoppers had to travel to other nearby towns to buy groceries. There was a Big Apple grocery store in the Sandy Springs Shopping Center on Roswell Road beginning in the late 1950s. Colonial and Kroger opened when Chamblee Plaza was completed in 1960.

When Colonial Foods tried to gain some of the Dunwoody grocery market in 1978, Ogletree’s was in Dunwoody Village and Winn-Dixie was in Dunwoody Plaza. Ogletree’s was known for upscale, gourmet food offerings. Winn-Dixie changed their exterior design to meet the requested Williamsburg style of Dunwoody, but the inside of the store and the discounted price model remained. Protests and pickets followed the Colonial Foods announcement to build a grocery store on wooded land along Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Residents told the grocery chain they would boycott the store.

Colonial Foods decided to collaborate with the people of Dunwoody. They formed the Dunwoody Consumer Advisory Committee, a group of 21 women from church, civic, social, school and scout groups to tell

the store’s top management what they did and did not want in their store.

The committee held meetings once a month for four months. Each meeting ran three hours. “Colonial paid $250 to each club represented and another $100 to the club of each woman who allowed her picture to appear in advertising announcing the opening of the Dunwoody store.” (AJC, July 23, 1978, “The Effects of the Battle in Dunwoody Might Be Felt Throughout the Industry”)

Agnes Olmstead, Consumer Affairs director for Colonial, was asked to return to work from retirement to assist with the efforts.

Meetings with future shoppers of Dunwoody led to the store having a snack bar, florist, bakery, gourmet delicatessen, butcher and in-store consumer adviser. The neighborhood women gave input to store

management on concerns, such as how returned glass would be managed and how many express lanes there would be. This was during a time when glass soda bottles could still be returned for cash.

The Colonial consumer adviser was paid to give nutritional advice and help customers plan party menus and club luncheons.

Colonial reported having spent three years preparing to open the Dunwoody store. The store’s grand opening lasted four days, and revenue from those days broke all previous records of Colonial Stores.

Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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The distinguished Mansell family (Part 2)

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In a recent column I described the origins of the Mansell family of North Fulton. Attention was focused on Robert Henry Mansell (18731950), who was born in Crabapple, and his wife Maude Dorris (1883-1977). This week I will portray their children in more detail and how they and their descendants contributed so much to North Fulton and surrounding areas. Robert (known by most folks as Bob) and Maude had five children, a girl and four boys, all now deceased. Bob was a farmer and businessman, influential and widely respected in the area. These are their children listed by birth year:

Pauline Mansell Matthews (19021985) married Jason Henry Matthews (1894-1983) in 1920. They had seven children. Pauline was a full-time homemaker with her seven children which kept a wringer washing machine on the back porch very busy. Life was hard during the war and Pauline baked cakes and sewed for people. Jason had a series of jobs including insurance sales, medicine sales and owning a coffee shop until he started farming on the approximately 60 acres Bob Mansell gave to each of his five children.

Joseph Cliott Mansell (1906-1997), known as Joe, married Lessie Mae Coleman (1908-1959). They were married for 30 years. After she passed away, he married Mary Clara Wright (1918-2010). Joe tried his hand at farming on land gifted from his father, but it was not the life for him. He opened the Joe Mansell Filling Station in Roswell where he also ran a coal and ice business. He owned and operated the Mimosa Café across the street from the gas station. In 1941/42 he was mayor of Roswell. After that, he became a deputy sheriff in Atlanta for 20 years, where among other assignments, he investigated the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire on Peachtree Street. It was the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history, with 119 hotel guests killed. In 1960, Joe and some partners opened a recreational park on Alpharetta Highway called Sun Valley Park. It had three lakes, a sandy beach, offered fishing and boating, horseback riding and other fun activities. He sold it in 1965. Unfortunately, the new owner did not maintain it, and it shut down after a few years. Joe and a partner Ben Tolbert then opened the Roswell Department Store which they operated for approximately 10 years.

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The annual Mansell family reunion has been held for some 150 years. In 2009 an estimated 250 people attended. By 2017 the number of attendees had declined to about 150, but the tradition will continue in the future. The photo shows some of the family members attending a recent reunion.

James Earl Mansell (1910-2002), married Lillian Shirley [1911-2002]. Earl did not go to college, something that bothered him throughout his life. Consequently, he stressed the importance of a good education to his children. Earl was mentally gifted, however, and was a very successful buyer and seller of land throughout his life. Lillian was one of 10 children of the Shirley family of Alpharetta. She received a degree in education from Young Harris College and taught in several local schools until her marriage in 1935 when she had to leave the profession because married women were not allowed to be teachers. A little-known story about Earl, told to me by his son Barry, is about Aubrey Morris, who Earl knew when Morris was a boy. Aubrey was not planning to go to college, but Earl took him to Athena to visit the University of Georgia. Aubrey was convinced and studied journalism at UGA. Aubrey became a celebrated columnist for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and personality on WSB radio for many years – all thanks to Earl Mansell’s appreciation of Aubrey’s potential.

Crawford Walton Mansell (19121990), known as C.W., married Francis Louise Pinkerton (1908-2002), known as Pinkie. Walton as a farmer and businessman and Pinkie was a nurse.

Walton and his brother C.B. were very close. They enlisted in the Navy together right after Pearl Harbor. They jointly founded Egg Acres, one of the largest poultry farms in Georgia. Walton’s 100 vine muscadine grape vineyard was well known. He grew several varieties of muscadines including Dearing, Cowart and Higgins. Making wine was his hobby. He also had a large apple orchard with Jonathan, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Stayman Winesap, Mutsu and other varieties. Pinkie was raised in Putnam, Ga., on a dairy and cotton farm. She was a trained nurse and headed the Fulton County Health Center in Roswell. She retired in 1972 after 30 years when she and C.W. traveled throughout the U.S. in their Airstream Trailer.

Clarence Broughton Mansell (19162004), known as C.B., was the only son born in the original house built by Bob Mansell in 1910. He married Louise Paris [1919-1974]. During World War II, C.B. served as a baker on a destroyer escort. Egg Acres, mentioned above, had seven chicken houses and some production machinery. Workers had Sunday’s off, so C.B.’s and Walton’s four children had to work among the smelly chickens gathering eggs, a job they did not relish, according to C.B.’s daughter Clair Louise’s account in Linda Mansell

Martin’s book “The Great Generation of Mansell’s of North Georgia.” C.B. and Walton had annual Easter egg hunts for all Roswell children for several years at Egg Acres, and school field trips took place frequently. C.B., like many farm children, did not go beyond the sixth grade. However, he was a successful businessman with Seed and Feed Store and later Egg Acres. He obtained his GED at age 50, obtained a commercial real estate license and had a successful real estate career in his later years.

The Mansell family was and is very special, and quite numerous. The annual Mansell Family Reunion had 250 attendees in 2009. It has dwindled since then as the younger generation has more activity options, but according to Linda Martin “we are confident that this 150-year-old tradition will continue.”

I believe that the best term to describe the Mansell family is “hard working.” That is the farm-based ethic that has motivated the family for generations.

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

What are the current planting zones?

It seems like we hear comments about global warming every day. As the weather reporter or meteorologist can tell you, the average summer temperatures are increasing, but on the other hand, are the winter temperatures increasing or decreasing? In December of 2022, we had one day in North Fulton and surrounding areas when the temperature reached a low of 6 degrees for the first time in 30 years. As a result, many shrubs lost a significant number of leaves, died or had their overall growth significantly impacted. Some of the shrubs most significantly impacted by last year’s hard freeze were the camellias, azaleas, lorepetulum and gardenias. These four shrubs are evergreens, do not lose their leaves in the fall and are green throughout the winter. As a result of the deep freeze, some of my azaleas partially died and did not bloom last

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This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Carole MacMullan, a master gardener and a Milton resident. She taught biology for 35 years in the Pittsburgh area. In 2012 after moving to Milton, Carole completed the Master Gardener training program and joined the North Fulton Master Gardeners (NFMG) and the Milton Garden Club. Her favorite hobbies are gardening, hiking, biking, and reading.

weather events, and new plantings should be selected with these extremes in mind.

spring, and one of my large Camellia japonicas sadly lost all of its leaves, and its flower buds were frost damaged and did not bloom as they normally do in late February. When I saw what I thought was a dead plant, my impulse was to cut it down and remove it from my landscape. But fortunately, I got busy, and several months later to my amazement it started to show signs of life and began to produce a new crop of green leaves! I am happy to report it is alive and well, and this year it has 100 plus flower buds.

If you lived anywhere in the Atlanta metropolitan area on January 28, 2014, I am sure you remember the history-breaking, catastrophic snow and ice storm that covered all of the roads and brought traffic to a halt. This storm even has a name, Snowmeggedon! It not only paralyzed everyone’s ability to get home from school, work or shopping, but it also had a devastating effect on plants in our yards, on the Georgia’s farm economy and people with nursery businesses. In my yard, every Indian hawthorn planted by the builder in 2004 died. Because the Indian hawthorns outnumbered all the other landscape plantings, I lost 35 bushes as a result of the storm. When I researched to determine why these shrubs failed to survive while most of the other plantings survived, the answer was that the shrubs were the wrong plants for my planting zone. Indian hawthorns are winter hardy in zones 8 through 10.

Although the Indian hawthorns survived for nine years during mild winters, 2014 was too much for these zone 8 plants! As a result, I caution all gardeners in north metro Atlanta to carefully read the plant tags and note the Plant Hardiness Zones. Think carefully before purchasing any plant recommended for zone 8 and higher and determine if there is a safer option.

During the current winter season, the temperatures dipped into the mid and low 20s for several days. Taking these high and low temperatures into account, what effect do these temperatures have on the plants we try to grow in our landscapes and flower and vegetable gardens? What are the current planting zone designations, and have the plant zones changed because of global and regional warming? If you do an internet search to determine your planting zone, you will find two sources of information. Based on the USDA 2012 Plant Hardness Zone map, North Fulton, Cherokee, Forsyth and most of north Georgia were identified as zone 7b. In November 2023, the USDA modified the Plant Hardiness Zones for Georgia, and now Fulton, Cobb, Forsyth and Cherokee have been reassigned to Planting Zones 8. These changes are based on weather data collected over a 30-year period from 1991 to 2020. The 2023 map reflects a half zone shift for our area of Georgia.

CAUTION - Even as the climate warms, there will always be extreme

How can you avoid an expensive landscaping mistake? My suggestions are: do not fall in love with a zone 8+ plant, and look at the plant tag before you purchase any plant. The gardenias and camellias are especially vulnerable to single-digit temperatures because some of the cultivars are zone 8 plants. If you want to purchase a gardenia, I would suggest the two most frost-tolerant cultivars, Frostproof or Foolproof. Both of these cultivars are designated as zone 7 plants. The same is true of camellias. Some camellias are more frost-tolerant and are designated as zone 7. Here is a quote from Tom Money, a landscape designer from Scottsdale Farms in Milton, when asked about planting zone 8 plants: “l would not plant zone 8 plants because in a year or two I would need to return to replant.”

Please compare the 2012 and 2023 planting zone maps that accompany this column and note the current changes. If you are a vegetable gardener, I suggest you read the Georgia Vegetable Planting Calendar cited in the “Learn More” resources.

Happy Gardening!

North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net. Previous Garden Buzz columns are featured at https://appenmedia.com/ opinion/columnists/garden_buzz/.

CAROLE MACMULLAN Guest Columnist

Left, 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Right, 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

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