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Alpharetta broadens backyard chicken rules

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Police arrest suspect in 1988 murder case

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Alpharetta’s Town Green is finally equipped to live up to its name since the installation of new all-weather turf this summer. After all efforts failed at maintaining natural turf, the city devoted $160,000 to have the old sod removed and artificial grass installed. The project covers 13,220 square feet and took one month to complete. City Councilman Dan Merkel says the new turf will be a game changer for the number of events the city can now host in its downtown park.

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Buckhead shooting suspect charged in Roswell incident ROSWELL, Ga. — Police have filed new charges against a 22-year-old man accused of shooting at Buckhead joggers in June. Investigators allege Gaelen Kahrlee Newsom, of Atlanta, fired several rounds at a Roswell man’s minivan in an unrelated June 4 shooting in Roswell. Newsom was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the Roswell incident, which happened one day before he reportedly went on a crime spree in Buckhead. Atlanta police say he shot at three different joggers in separate incidents, wounding one. Atlanta police arrested Newsom June 6 on a series of violent charges related to those incidents. The Roswell shooting occurred at Old Roswell and Holcomb Bridge roads and appeared to be unprovoked. The victim said someone shot out the windows of his minivan as he waited at a traffic light. The bullets shattered glass, causing lacerations to the man’s face. He was not wounded by the gunfire. A witness told officers someone sitting in a grey sedan next to the minivan “emptied a full pistol clip.”

Police bust house party with more than 200 teens ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police arrived to a house party along Churchill Heights and found more than 200 underage teens drinking July 13. According to officers, there were cars lining the road for more than half a mile with people milling in the streets. The homeowner told police “a bunch of un-invited people” showed up to her daughter’s 17th birthday party, according to the incident report. Officers found

PUBLIC SAFETY 30 teens drinking in the basement and about 200 people in the backyard. Many of the guests began running when officers arrived. Police arranged sober rides for the guests over the age of 18 and had parents come pick up the minors. Police arrested two of the young adult guests — one from Johns Creek and another from Kennesaw — and cited them for disorderly conduct.

Burglars fail in attempt to pry open store safe ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were dispatched to burglary at the Macy’s at North Point Mall on July 17. Security guards told officers two men broke into the store’s cash room and tried to pry open a safe. The suspects left the store when they couldn’t crack the safe open. Police reviewed surveillance footage of the incident, which showed the suspects enter the office in the cash room and try to open the safe. They were wearing gloves, facemasks and hats that concealed their faces. Security guards said the suspects would’ve needed a password to enter the safe room. Police found pry marks on the door to the cash room as well as the door of the office where the safe was located.

Man arrested in fight involving gunshots ROSWELL, Ga. — A fight involving three men led to gunshots along Holcombs Pond Court late July 11. Thabit Gault, 44, was arrested July 15 on Wrights Mill Place in Alpharetta. The Suwanee man was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and simple battery. Police say Gault showed up to a home where two brothers live around 11 p.m. July 11. He allegedly burst into their residence after his girlfriend clashed with the brothers earlier in the day. Gault began fighting one of the brothers in the home, and the other brother intervened when the altercation spilled outside, the police report states. Police say Gault struck one of the

DRUG & DUI arrests Curtis Allen Roach, 68, of Michaela Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 12 on Old Roswell Road for DUI and following too closely. Stephen Paul Mott, 47, of 11th Avenue, Columbus, was arrested July 13 on Community Services Parkway for manufacturing/distributing schedule I/II drugs. Nicolae Trifu, 66, of Leeward Lane, Roswell, was arrested July 13 on Crossville Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Jennifer Ann Beal, 37, of Devonshire Drive, Roswell, was arrested July 14 on Champions Green Parkway for DUI. Christopher James Cummings, 28, of Church Street, Monroe, was arrested July 15 on Riverside Road for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug related objects and possession of knife/firearm during certain crimes. Tony Lamar Thomas, 56, of Shamrock Drive, Decatur, was arrested July 17 on Riverside Road for DUI, hit and run and failure to maintain lane. men with his pistol and the gun went off. Several more gunshots were fired as the men continued to wrestle on the hood of a parked vehicle. No one was struck by the bullets. Police found a bullet jacket under a car in the parking lot. The vehicle had a gunshot hole in its front bumper.

Police hunt for suspect who rammed cruisers ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police tried to help Gwinnett County deputies take a fleeing suspect into custody July 12 at a Tidal Wave Auto Spa along Holcomb Bridge Road. The attempt failed.

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Alpharetta gives nod to revised Greenway link to Forsyth County By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With its final leg of the Big Creek Greenway completed up to Union Hill Park, Alpharetta is exploring how to connect the popular trail with its neighbors to the north in Forsyth County. The docking procedure is an unexpected complication in a process that has gone on for more than five years. Original plans called for extending the concrete path at Union Hill Park north under a proposed bridge on McGinnis Ferry Road, which is part of a widening project between the city and Forsyth County. But Forsyth County is not planning to run its Greenway trail to the bridge, so Alpharetta is forced to backtrack. At a July 19 workshop, Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz said the plan now calls for adding a 10foot sidewalk on the west side of Union Hill Road which would then tie into a 10-foot sidewalk along the yet-to-be widened McGinnis Ferry Road. Forsyth County has said it won’t bid the road project until probably early next year, and it won’t begin to link the Greenway until that project is completed. Meanwhile, representatives from Alpharetta Public Works and the Parks and Recreation departments have developed a working solution, a 12-foot-wide trail that crosses over Union Hill Road and through the cul de sac at Little Pine Trail and around the existing skateboard rink at the park. The cost for the newly devised path would be $275,000, and Sewczwicz said the department has the funds available in the existing contract allocation. All of the money, including project oversight, would come from the 2016 parks bond passed by voters. “We know that funds are tight throughout the whole capital project program, so we want to get approval

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Cyclists navigate a turn near the Union Hill trailhead of the Big Creek Greenway. The city dedicated the extension, which took more than five years to complete, on June 29. from you,” Sewczwicz told the council. Councilman Jason Binder said he was uncomfortable spending that kind of money on a project if it couldn’t be incorporated into the existing master plan for Union Hill Park. Sewczwicz assured the council that he had consulted with Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers, and they agreed the master plan could accommodate the new path. City officials cut the ribbon on the $11 million Greenway extension last month, a 12-foot-wide concrete path that runs from Marconi Drive to Union Hill Park. The linkup with Forsyth County is one complication the city hadn’t anticipated.

“This thing’s never going to end,” Mayor Jim Gilvin said, half-joking. “We’re just going to keep extending it. We’ll connect it to the Alpha Loop next.” Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor said his department stands ready to proceed south from the county’s portion of the Greenway at its current terminus at Halcyon, but that work won’t start until the McGinnis Ferry Road widening occurs. The $60 million widening project is in its beginning stages and work isn’t expected to begin until winter. Earlier this year, Forsyth County opened two segments of its Greenway a combined distance of 5 miles as far north as the Sawnee Mountain Preserve.

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Council considers shifting parks security to control of Roswell Police Department By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council approved on first reading Monday an amendment to the Municipal Code that would eliminate the Park Police Agency and transfer supervision of its staff to the Police Department. The city authorized the Park Police Agency in the municipal code in 2015. It currently functions under the supervision of the Department of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs. The change is meant to facilitate more consistent law enforcement practices, including training, deployment and supervision. Jeffrey Leatherman, director of Parks, Recreation, Historic and Cultural Affairs, said the move makes sense. “Overall, when you look at the complexities of law enforcement, the manuals, the training, to have a separate agency under the city essentially functionally doing the same law enforcement work, it was recommended to mayor and council that we combine that effort to have a better administrative and supervision process,” he said. “But the reality is that

the city and our citizens shouldn’t see any level of service decrease as it’s more of an administrative function at this time.” A second reading is set in 30 days before the proposal can be finalized. After that, the Roswell Police Department would create a Park Police Special Unit, which would partner with the Department of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs to schedule staff, set enforcement priorities and coordinate necessary staffing resources. The Department of Recreation, Parks, Historic, and Cultural Affairs would also continue to advocate for annual funding in conjunction with the Roswell Police Department through budget recommendations. The department does not anticipate any financial impact from this change since the positions will remain authorized in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget and will be transferred to the Roswell Police Department. “There are no new authorities provided,” Leatherman said. “As a park police department, we had the same level of authority as a law enforcement officer at the Roswell Police Department and that will all stay the same.”

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Council also OKs settlement with no discusssion, details Settlement approved with no discussion By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta is joining a growing number of municipalities extending a hand to backyard poultry lovers. The City Council passed an amendment to its unified development code July 26 allowing backyard chickens in any residential zoning district on at least 1 acre with a single-family detached dwelling. The amendment limits the number of chickens to six and prohibits roosters. The action comes one year after the City Council approved backyard chickens in agriculturally zoned and select residentially zoned areas of 1 acre or more. Monday’s action opens the door wider, allowing chickens in all residentially zoned tracts of 1 acre or more. Nearby cities like Roswell, Milton and Johns Creek also allow backyard chickens in single-family residential districts. Roswell requires a one-third acre minimum and allows 12 chickens per acre. Milton requires a minimum tract of 1.01 acres.

Details lacking in settlement In other matters Monday, the council voted unanimously to accept an item, “Mediated Settlement AgreementRichey,” without discussion. The item, submitted by the city’s Legal Department, appeared on the council’s consent agenda, and it had no information attached. Council members would not comment on the agreement, but the Herald has filed an Open Records Request seeking documents relating to the settlement, including whether any city funds are being expended. City Administrator Bob Regus said Monday that the request was in the process of being fulfilled. Under Georgia’s Open Records Law, the city has three days to comply with the request or cite a legal reason for denial. Settlement agreements can cover an array of topics, from work compensation to contracts to litigation. City Attorney Sam Thomas said Monday that the actual settlement has not been finalized, but his office would have more information forthcoming. Some settlement agreements include confidentiality clauses that forbid disclosure of details. However, there have been cases where residents have learned details after the fact, and sometimes it involves taxpayer money.

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Police make arrest in 33-year-old cold case murder of Roswell boy By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police said they have arrested James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, for his alleged role in the 1988 murder of 8-year-old Joshua Harmon. Coates was taken into custody without incident on a traffic stop July 21 morning after Roswell detectives discovered DNA evidence collected from the scene linked him to murder. Harmon was reported missing on May 15, 1988. His body was later discovered in a wooded area near the Raintree Way apartment where he lived. “This was a tragedy that no family should endure,” Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said. “The death of Josh and the fact that his killer remained free for such a long time is unimaginable. I hope this arrest brings the Harmon family a sense

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GDOT will pave over Milton intersection improvement By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — A road repaving set for downtown Crabapple will have far more significant impacts than new pavement. The Florida-T intersection at Green Road and Crabapple Road, an intersection improvement project completed just over two years ago, will be deleted during repaving of Crabapple Road, and the intersection will return to its previous traffic pattern in the upcoming weeks. The intersection was completed through GDOT’s “quick response” program, an improvement project like restriping, intersection improvements or other road upgrades that can be completed quickly and for under $200,000. GDOT moved to take on the project with a $75,000 contribution from Milton, and after planning and engineering, the new traffic pattern opened in April 2019. However, GDOT has reversed course on the project and will delete the FloridaT as it repaves Crabapple Road. The agency reported several issues at the intersection during a March study, which noted that the lane widths are “less than desirable” and, in some cases, below GDOT standards. It also took note that right-of-way is restricted and could limit any future widening, cars traveling east

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Tech Alpharetta continues to win the city’s endorsement with the July 19 approval of an agreement with the Alpharetta Development Authority to extend the lease for the business incubator’s headquarters on Webb Bridge Road. The three-year lease runs through June 30, 2024, and it is for a “nominal consideration” of $10. Community Development Director Kathi Cook said the city has not performed a study to determine the actual market value of the lease. The city has provided a boost to the nonprofit ever since its inception in 2015, with annual contributions generally of more than $100,000. In recent years, at the urging of the City Council, Tech Alpharetta has broadened its private support by expanding its board of directors and by initiating other measures to become more self-sustaining. The annual city stipend has been lowered to around $95,000 and comes through the Development Authority. The tech incubator has leased space for its Innovation Center behind the fire station on Webb Bridge Road since 2017. Tech Alpharetta was founded in 2012 by the city to promote growth and the development of technology industry in Alpharetta. The organization is composed of the area’s leading technology companies, and members are charged with identifying and pursuing key investment opportunities and providing young start-ups with mentoring services and other assistance. Tech Alpharetta CEO Karen Cashion said that through the city’s help, the Innovation Center has helped launch

CUMMING, Ga. – Sawnee EMC recently completed its annual memberwide satisfaction survey, asking more than 166,000 member-owners were asked to participate. Surveys were completed online, via an email invitation, or by using a printed postcard included in all May billing statements. Member responses were sent to the developers of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a national group who measures customer satisfaction across multiple industries throughout the entire United States. For 2021, Sawnee EMC received an ACSI score of 93 out of a maximum score of 100, one of the highest in the nation among utilities. Sawnee’s score is higher than all 2021 investor-owned utility scores and it places Sawnee 21 points higher than the average cooperative utility score of 72, and 22 points higher than the municipal utilities score of 71, as per the ACSI Utility Sector Report. “This year’s ACSI score provides a unique benchmark for us and our members and is a great measure of our members overall satisfaction with us as a company,” said Michael A. Goodroe, Sawnee EMC President and CEO.

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Tech Alpharetta opened its Innovation Center in 2015. The startup incubator is home to more than 50 young companies.

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scores of young companies, many based in Alpharetta, providing a boost to the local economy. Cashion reported late last year that since 2015, the Innovation Center has raised $100 million in investor funding, graduated more than a dozen companies and created nearly 600 new tech and service industry jobs for Alpharetta and a total of 1,000 jobs statewide. One of the Innovation Center’s newest graduates is FUSmobile, a medical device company that joined Tech Alpharetta’s incubator in June 2018. The company advances non-invasive solutions for interventional pain management. FUSmobile has grown from two to seven employees during its time at the Innovation Center and has now headquartered in commercial office space in Alpharetta. More recently, Tech Alpharetta announced its 17th graduate, Veryable an on-demand marketplace for manufacturing, logistics and warehousing labor. The company’s flexible labor solution connects businesses with high quality workers at the click of a button, enabling higher productivity and a competitive edge. Veryable joined Tech Alpharetta’s

incubator in October 2018. The company has grown from one to 11 employees during its time at Tech Alpharetta’s startup incubator, and has now moved into commercial office space in Alpharetta. Tech Alpharetta also sponsors a series of workshops headed by industry leaders. Veryable an on-demand marketplace for manufacturing, logistics and warehousing labor. The company’s flexible labor solution connects businesses with high quality workers at the click of a button, enabling higher productivity and a competitive edge. Veryable joined Tech Alpharetta’s incubator in October 2018. The company has grown from one to 11 employees during its time at Tech Alpharetta’s startup incubator and has now moved into commercial office space in Alpharetta. “The connections, support and resources that we’ve received as members of Tech Alpharetta’s startup incubator have been tremendous, and it was the perfect place for us to grow,” Veryable Vice President of Operations Daniel Lubosco said.

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Alpharetta, Milton parks agreement remains in limbo By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Alpharetta is continuing to work out details on a parks and recreation agreement with Milton that could save sports participants money as the fall season approaches. Both cities recently signed off on an agreement that will allow its residents to participate in special needs summer camps — Milton’s Camp Joyful Soles and Camp Happy Hearts in Alpharetta — without incurring non-resident fees that can add significantly to registration costs. Milton has shown its willingness to apply the same agreement to softball and football registrations, but Alpharetta is not yet on board. The two cities have proposed waiving non-resident fees for youth football and youth softball and effectively combining the leagues to bolster registrations and lower overall costs. The suggestion comes more than two years after the two cities failed to find a middle ground on their original parks agreement that waived all non-resident fees in a reciprocal arrangement. Both cities use the North Atlanta

Football League as its youth football provider. Under the proposed agreement, residents from either city can register for the league without non-resident fees, and Milton would oversee the combined league. Alpharetta would continue to manage youth softball. Milton does not have its own youth softball league, so its residents have been forced to pay non-resident fees for a couple of seasons since the original agreement ended. While Milton expressed support for the proposal in May, it remains under consideration in Alpharetta, which has not discussed it publicly. Alpharetta City Councilman Dan Merkel, who serves as liaison to the city’s Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services Department, issued a statement to the Herald stating the city is still trying to strike a balance. “Alpharetta and Milton have a history of successful partnerships, all of which are built on a foundation of identifying how to best meet the mutual needs of our respective citizens,” Merkel’s statement said. “Our discussions with Milton regarding these recreational programs and services is ongoing and based on finding that same balance. We remain confident that an agreement will be reached and

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that this will be another successful partnership between our cities.” Meanwhile, parents may still be on the hook for non-resident fees. Registration for Alpharetta’s fall youth softball league began July 12, and registration for the North Atlanta Football League’s tackle program has been open since March.

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Milton woman sets sights on Mrs. Georgia America title By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton residents will have one of their own to cheer for in the upcoming Mrs. Georgia America pageant. Milton native Sarah Chambers will compete as Mrs. Milton in the Aug. 22 competition in Roswell for a shot to earn the Mrs. Georgia America title and a spot in the Mrs. America pageant this November in Las Vegas. For Chambers, the decision to run was founded in her longstanding “bucket list.” “I’m not a professional pageant contestant,” she said. “I just turned 40 last year, and I just had a bucket list that I have written down for the last 20 years that has all sorts of crazy things on it. A pageant wasn’t necessarily on there, but I had included a glam event of some sort. I’m a mom and lawyer, and I don’t ever take time for myself where I feel glam.” While she expected her “glam event” to be more along the lines of a professional photoshoot, talks with the reigning Mrs. Georgia America, Chambers’ friend, manifested into running for the title herself. “I said the last pageant I did was in high school in 1997, I would have no idea what I’d be doing,” Chambers laughed. “But she said, honestly, you would be refreshing and different, just a real, working, living, breathing mom who wants to do something different. I talked at length with her and the director of the pageant, and it sounded like a great, fun experience. My husband said, ‘This is your glam bucket list item,’ and the kids are so excited.” After going through the initial vetting and interview process, Chambers earned the Mrs. Milton title and is eager to represent her city in the statewide competition. “We love Milton, and we are super involved in the local community,” she said. “My husband and I have been together for 20 years, and when we first got married, I said we are going to live in Crabapple and raise our kids there, and we didn’t even have kids at the time.” Chambers said she is looking forward to the interview portion of the pageant. “I’m a lawyer by day, so obviously being intelligent and well educated are things that are important to me, so I loved hearing that 50 percent [of the judging] is the interview — who you are, what you do, how you help the community.” She will use her new platform to gar-

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ner support for a local nonprofit group close to her heart, North Fulton based Foster Care Support Foundation. Chambers said she and her family are regular volunteers with the organization and she hoped to use her platform as Mrs. Milton to promote its cause. “I would love the opportunity to bring more attention to them, especially after COVID,” she said. “The foster community is really struggling. It’s also a great way for us to teach our kids how blessed they are with what they have. We use the opportunity to help them think about that. It’s a good way for our kids to stay grounded, appreciate what they have, and hopefully turn them into great, caring people.” Though the Mrs. Georgia America pageant will be an all-new venture for Chambers, she is often in the spotlight. As a teen and into her early 20’s, Chambers was a host on “The Weather Classroom” on the Weather Channel but stepped off camera afterward. She still has contacts in the industry, though, and was approached by a former colleague about her son, Britton, possibly booking a modeling job. “He booked the job off a cell phone shot, and it’s snowballed from there,” Chambers said. Now her entire family, including husband Chris and daughter, Malone, are in on the act. The family has shot several campaigns for large-scale companies, including Disney, Dove and Walmart. But she’s hoping her next “gig” can earn her the title of Mrs. Georgia America. “It’s totally outside my comfort zone, but you only live once, and this opportunity presented itself,” she said. “I appreciate the opportunity and I’m excited.”

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Look for the message in the trees I, happily, am in a zone in the sense that I have a few books ahead of me ready to be read, and I am reading a good one right now. About a year ago, I read what is now maybe my second or third RAY APPEN favorite book of all Publisher Emeritus time — “Overstory,” ray@appenmedia.com by Richard Powers. It is an epic book in every sense of the word, one that took me on a wild roller coaster ride of experience and imagination and reality. Among other things, “Overstory” was a book about trees and our connection to them — embedded within an epic story of human spirit, success, and chilling failure.

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As in the past, from “Overstory” I began a series of related books. I spot references to other books when reading and also fairly often mine the sources listed at the end of some books to find my “next read.” From “Overstory” I found “The Hidden Life of Trees,” which I am sure must have been a primary source of material that Powers used to research his book. It is a brief book that, once read, forever altered my “relationship” with and understanding of the role of trees in our lives and history. From “The Hidden Life of Trees,” I discovered “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest,” which I just now finished. It further altered my reality, my understanding, my perception, and my priorities as they relate to the world around me. And, I am embarrassed to say, it also led me to start re-reading “Overstory.” The last time I was on a roll like this was when I discovered author Janisse Ray via an anthology (“Between Two Rivers: Stories from the Red Hills to the Gulf”) of essays written about Southern life — the flora and fauna closest to my heart. She is an environmental activist, poet, farmer, novelist and speaker, who lives in South Georgia. The more I read her books, the more

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I wanted to read her until I finally ran out of her published works. Now, I have to wait for her to write more. From “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” to “The (wonderful) Seed Underground,” to her books about Southern rivers — “Drifting into Darien: A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River” and others — I simply couldn’t get enough of her writing and the lessons she had to share. She is probably about my age, and we overlap in many ways from our childhoods to our interests. She is one person I really want to meet. I am even more indebted to Janisse Ray because, from a reference somewhere in one of her books, I discovered Wendell Berry, who has been called our own modern-day Thoreau/Mark Twain and surely is a national treasure. Ha! I wonder if I was the only person in existence to not know this author already. My Appalachian Trail hike taught me about our humanity and how much good there is still left in our world. I also will never be able to drive down any road, past acres and acres of trees and forest, and feel the same way again. My books have taught me — repeatedly — the simple lesson of how completely connected and dependent we are on each other and with the natural world around us. And

that message is universal and timeless. “No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less…. Any man’s death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind.” John Donne. Thank you, 10th grade lit class! Donne wrote that in 1624 — almost 400 years ago — before our country was formed, before the atomic bomb, before Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring,” before the internet, before fake news, and before the pandemic of 2020/21. The message is there. It continues to be spoon fed to us by authors and artists, by philosophers and by our faith. It is clear and concise and as immutable and constant as any law of physics or math; we are all connected and our collective welfare — our ultimate existence — is utterly and completely dependent upon each other and our relationship with the natural world around us. We are our brother’s keeper and keepers of our physical world: the land, sea, and air, all flora and fauna. When are we going to learn? Surely before it’s too late? We have less time than we think. The proof is everywhere; just look around at what is going on in our world.

his arrest. The Tacoma went into the car wash and police tried to block the exit at the other end of the tunnel. But Kelly crashed into the police vehicle as deputies tried to force their way into his pickup. He nearly hit two Roswell officers and crashed into a sergeant’s patrol vehicle as he sped out of the parking lot. Police said Kelly led officers on a high

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Nothing beats fishing with the grandkids We’ve been fortunate to have the grandkids visit us twice in the last three or four weeks. Yes, our son and daughterin-law were here too. It was great to have them as well. But the grandkids? Well, if STEVE HUDSON you have grandkids Get Outside Georgia, yourself, you know aa4bw@comcast.net exactly what I’m talking about. You know who the stars really are. The big question, of course, is which of the myriad possible activities should we choose to enjoy while said grandkids are visiting. The list is a long one and includes things like rock collecting (I think I told you about that a couple of weeks ago) and lightning bug hunting (a perpetual favorite) and all manner of artand-craft projects (my wife knows just the right ones to pick). And, of course, fishing. “FISHING!” the kids shout in enthusiastic unison. “Let’s go FISHING, Granddaddy!” In my vast experience, I’ve learned some things about fishing with kids. Actually, there’s only one thing you have to remember when fishing with the kids. And it’s this: Remember that they’re kids, and kids see the world in unique ways. Sure, 8- and 5-year-olds want to catch fish. But they also want to catch bugs. And look for tadpoles. And chase butterflies. And throw sticks in the water. And maybe even play in the mud. Still, I want ’em to catch some fish. So here, to show you how it might be done, is the inside story on my fishing adventure with the grandkids. First, I got ’em a couple of brandnew spinning rigs – you know, the kind with the pushbutton reels. It took them all of five minutes to master those rods, which are surely God’s gift to fishinginclined grandparents everywhere. They were soon throwing practice plugs all the way across the yard (let me tell you, those kids can cast) and sometimes into the trees. In fact, several practice plugs remain in the oaks and magnolias (and probably will for years to come) anchored securely to various limbs with 8-pound-test nylon line, spinning and sparkling like very early Christmas decorations, which (knowing me) the neighbors just might think they are. Practice plugs work fine for learning, but when it comes to actual fishing, my advice is to forget that tackle box full of crankbaits and inline spinners and go, instead, with worms. “WORMS!” say the kids in unison. “Granddaddy, let’s go buy some worms!

Where can we buy worms, Granddaddy?” Aha! Interest is piqued! And then, in a moment of calculated brilliance, I tell a small fib. “I don’t know where to buy worms,” I say (though actually I do – Walmart has ‘em – but digging in dirt is fun!). “But we can DIG some worms of our own,” I add. “Want to go dig some worms?” “YES GRANDDADDY!” they chorus. “LET’S GO DIG SOME WORMS!!!” The plan is simple. We go out in the backyard where the dirt is soft, and I dig up a shovelful of loam. Then I stand back and the kids go to work grabbing earthworms left and right. The worms go into a little container which, conveniently, just happens to be sitting there. And we soon have worms enough for all. Then it’s off to the pond. At the pond, step one is to mash down the barbs on the hooks. Again, if you have grandchildren, you’ll understand why. Then it’s time to choose some worms. “Want me to pick out some good ones?” I ask. “No, Granddaddy, I can do it,” the youngest says, immediately rummaging through our worm vault and, a moment later, bringing me a couple of really good ones. “Great job!” I say, for one must affirm such initiative at every opportunity. Then, “Want me to put them on the hook?” “I can do it, Granddaddy!” says the oldest, and (sure enough) he baits his hook like a pro. “But you can put the worms on MY hook,” says the youngest. “Would you, Granddaddy? I’m a princess, and princesses don’t put worms on hooks.” So I do, and pretty soon there are two floats bobbing on the lake, worms hanging tantalizingly in the water below. And then… “Granddaddy!” says the youngest. “GRANDDADDY! You said to watch the floaty thing, and if the float goes under then I am getting a bite, and Granddaddy I THINK I AM GETTING A BITE!!!” Great excitement ensues. And pretty soon, there’s the first fish of the day: a big ol’ bass! I’d have been thrilled to land that one on my fancy flyrod, but it would have been nothing compared to seeing the child bring it in. Then, a few minutes later, the other grandchild hooks and lands its twin! We catch more bass and some nice bluegill. Then we stop to look for tadpoles. And then we go back to fishing. It was a timeless moment, there by the pond, a moment when life really was good.

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And I found myself wondering. I wondered if I’d have more fun with my fancy flyfishing if I did that, too, stopping now and then to look for tadpoles… But the thought remains unresolved, for my reverie is interrupted by an ex-

cited shout. “GRANDDADDY!” comes the call. “Granddaddy, the floaty thing is going under, and I think I am getting a bite!” It was a good day. It was a very good day indeed.

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Milton’s Brie Catts one of about two dozen local high school boys and girls lacrosse players to be named AllAmericans by USA Lacrosse for 2021.

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Local lacrosse players earn All-American honors By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON/FORYSTH COUNTY, Ga. — North Fulton and Forsyth County’s status as a hotbed for high school lacrosse was further solidified July 19 with scores of local athletes earning AllAmerican honors from USA Lacrosse, the national governing body for the sport. Over a dozen local players earned AllAmerican nods, Academic All-American accolades and individual designations for the premier players in the state for their role on their team and community. USA Lacrosse oversees the selection of the awards, which are based on voting by coaches within each geographical area. Two local players also earned individual awards recognizing their “above and beyond” service to their team, school and community, which are given to one girls and one boys player from each state. West Forsyth attacker Cami Merkel earned the Jackie Pitts Award. TJ Scott, a midfielder with Blessed Trinity, was named the Bob Scott Award winner. Milton girls lacrosse had the highest number of players earn All-America honors among local teams. The Eagles captured their 14th state championship in 16 years this season. Senior attacker Maddie Dora, senior midfielders Skylar Carrasquillo and Brie Catts and senior defender Marley Scott all earned AllAmerican honors. Dora was named the USA South Lacrosse Player of the Year earlier this month. West Forsyth, which finished as state runner-up behind Milton, had four players — defender Bella Steigerwalt, goalie Emma Anderson, midfielder Jenna Burrow and Cami Merkel — named to the 2021 All-American team. Attacker Abby Vane, defender Kate Vane and midfielder Katie Witcher, all ju-

niors from Johns Creek, were also named to the 2021 team. Blessed Trinity had three players earn the distinction, including juniors Elizabeth Shipley, Reese Hart and Marisa Inoa. Roswell juniors Riley Davis and Caroline Kardian, Fellowship Christian attacker Brooke Beard, Chattahoochee midfielder Meaghan Trainer, Northview’s Holyn Trautwein and Cambridge senior attacker Emma Earwood were also named All-Americans. Of the 22 girls players from Georgia to be named to the team, 18 were from North Fulton or Forsyth County schools. Local players were also well represented on the boys All-American team. Blessed Trinity, which went 24-0 during the 2021 season and captured the program’s second state title, had three players named to the team, the most among local boys teams. Senior attackers Riley Sullivan and Finn McCarthy and senior midfielder Wilson Van Buren earned All-America honors. Junior Lambert attacker Danny Kesselring, Roswell senior midfielder Evan Plunkett and Johns Creek senior defender Ethan Storey were also named to the 2021 squad. Local boys All-Academic honorees include; Josh McLaughlin (Fellowship Christian); Michael Schenken (Fellowship Christian); Drew Kotanian (Lambert); Greg Steckel (Lambert). Girls All-Academic winners include; Cami Merkel (West Forsyth); Marley Scott (Milton); Madelaine Dora (Milton); Abby Vane (Johns Creek); Kate Vane (Johns Creek); Taylor Kozina (Milton); Madison Vane (Johns Creek); Elizabeth Shipley (Blessed Trinity); Reese Hart (Blessed Trinity); Marisa Inoa (Blessed Trinity); Katie Witcher (Johns Creek); Riley Davis (Roswell); Caroline Kardian (Roswell); Emma Earwood (Cambridge).

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Newtown Park amphitheater out of commission until end of year By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park was closed in early June due to structural damages and will likely remain closed until the end of the year. The damage was to the wooden support beams which have since undergone

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safety and engineering analysis. Mayor Mike Bodker said they discovered that several of the beams had begun to rot from the inside which caused them to collapse and the roof to buckle. Cranes have been supporting the structure’s roof “to prevent any further destabilization.” In the more than a month since the “temporary support equipment”

was placed, repairs have yet to begin. Bodker said the city’s Public Works Department is investigating what may have caused the rotting. “Weather permitting, the construction repair work would likely take place in the fall with the goal of completing the work before the end of the year,” the public works department said in a statement.

voiced several concerns with the deletion of the Florida-T at the City Council’s July 7 meeting. Sparkes said the Florida-T has improved the safety of the intersection and has vastly improved backups. However, the deletion of the project will create a “less safe” intersection, especially with drivers being forced to cross another lane of traffic — the left turn lane on Crabapple that will be remain after the Florida-T is removed. “In addition to the safety component, the changes will almost certainly take us back to the congestion problems we had at the intersection, on Green Road specifically, prior to the installation of the Florida-T,” Sparkes said.

Sparkes said she intentionally avoided the intersection prior to the Florida-T for safety reasons, adding that many Waterside residents do the same, which creates more traffic on nearby roads. She also said a phone call to GDOT with Waterside residents to explore alternate ways of keeping the Florida-T in place were fruitless, and they were given no timeline on when a future improvement project could be set in motion. The transition back to the former layout of the intersection will begin soon. GDOT was expected to begin repaving Crabapple Road in early July, but weather has pushed back the timeline. Leaders said repaving is expected to be completed by Aug. 31.

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Leonard Michael Jones, 67, of Alpharetta, passed away July 12, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Wilma Lucas, 97, of Roswell, passed away July 19, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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Huijun Yin, 87, of Alpharetta, passed away July 14, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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