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Senior-level staff depart Roswell

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The first question former IT Director Christopher Zack asked at the Roswell City Council open forum Oct. 30 was, why did the city’s financial director and purchasing manager quit within one week of one

another?

Zack went on to ask questions about the turnover rate of staff, an organizational chart change and seniorlevel leadership.

At the open forum, City Administrator Randy Knighton said the “Reinvent Roswell” initiative involves an examination of the city’s policies and

procedures; the organizational structure of staff; and internal and external communications.

The City of Roswell government has undergone a change in leadership structure over the past year, according to interviews and documents obtained

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Tree lighting begins Christmas season

BY ADAM DARBY newsroom@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The city held their annual Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 18 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Town Green located at the Town Plaza in the heart of downtown. The 50-foot tree lighting serves as part of the city’s Season of Celebration to kick off the Holiday season and spread the yuletide spirit. Guests and families of all ages were welcome to enjoy live music, local food and beverages, special

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guest appearances, Santa sightings, and snow flurries before taking a photo with Santa Claus himself to close out the night.

Alpharetta Presbyterian Church’s (APC) members and youth ministry also volunteered their nearby involvement with the holiday event by providing free hot chocolate, children’s bounce houses, and outdoor performances of a live nativity scene in the grass.

Guests walked right up the

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Special appearances in the green included iconic Christmas figures including the Grinch and Cindy Lou-Who among others before a closing meet-and-greet with Santa Claus.

Christmas market comes to Roswell ► PAGE 16

Honoring Baughman, Johns Creek maestro ► PAGE 17

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Alpharetta mayor chides CID official for favoring Forsyth County proposal

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin called out True North 400 Executive Director Brandon Beach Nov. 6 for what he views as working to promote business in Forsyth County.

In an October interview on Atlanta Community Profiles with Lou Wieland, Beach shared his anticipation of a National Hockey League arena at The Gathering at South Forsyth, a venue that Alpharetta had been seeking to help revitalize its North Point Corridor.

At the Nov. 6 City Council meeting, Gilvin issued a statement about Beach’s comments during the interview.

Gilvin noted Beach serves as vice chairman on the Fulton County Development Authority, and he questioned why an official who supports economic development in North Fulton would encourage a project in Forsyth County.

“It’s very frustrating,” Gilvin said.

Beach also serves in the Georgia State Senate, representing District 21 which includes North Fulton and parts of Cherokee County. His district lies within a stone’s throw of

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Officers arrest Duluth man for downtown hit-and-run ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police arrested a 75-year-old Duluth man Nov. 11 who allegedly hit a vehicle on South Main Street before fleeing the scene.

The victim reported the suspect struck his vehicle and then drove away. He said he and his two brothers tapped on the driver’s window and waved to get the suspect’s attention.

The victim also said his brothers stepped in front of the suspect’s vehicle to stop him, but he allegedly hit them and continued driving, the report states.

Security footage from surrounding businesses showed the alleged hitand-run, but not the suspect hitting the victim’s brothers.

The suspect was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run and transported to the North Fulton County Jail.

Roswell fast-food chain burglarized ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell officer responded to a first-degree burglary reported at CAVA on Woodstock Road Nov. 17.

The officer met with an employee of CAVA, who noticed one of the doors to the restaurant had been shattered when she arrived to work at 8 a.m.

The employee said she found $600 had been stolen from the cash register and the safe in the rear of the business had been tampered with.

She also said the last employee clocked out around 10:40 p.m. Nov.

The responding officer said the damage to the doors appeared to be pushed from the inside of the restaurant to the outside.

The employee who met with the Roswell officer said CAVA corporate has access to all security camera footage.

The responding officer was unable to locate additional cameras in the area and did not identify a suspect.

The Criminal Investigations Division of the Roswell Police Department was notified by the responding officer.

Suspect evades police on Haynes Bridge Road ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police are looking for a suspect who allegedly drove recklessly and fled from arrest on Haynes Bridge Road Nov. 7.

Officers patrolling Haynes Bridge Road and Westside Parkway reported spotting a Dodge Challenger with expired registration around 2 a.m.

As officers attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle sped onto southbound Ga. 400, the report states.

It was seen exiting the highway onto Mansell Road, and officers reported locating the vehicle at the intersection of Mansell and Haynes Bridge.

The suspect turned right onto Haynes Bridge and drifted into oncoming traffic before speeding away again, the report states.

No suspects have been identified.

Suspects flee in shots-fired incident at Best Western ROSWELL, Ga. — Several units from the Roswell Police Department were unable to locate possible suspects when responding to a “shots fired” call Nov. 17 at the Best Western on Holcomb Bridge Road.

The complainant and front desk

employee said he saw the suspects outside the hotel and then heard a single gunshot.

A Roswell officer said he canvassed the area with several other units, looking for three teenage males wearing hoodies.

The officer said the suspects were described by front desk personnel at the hotel and seen running towards Holcomb Bridge Road.

A 9-millimeter shell casing was found at the main entrance and later submitted to evidence, the officer said.

The complainant told officers his manager would be able to provide police with security camera footage of the incident.

The Criminal Investigations Division of the Roswell Police Department was notified and responded to the scene.

$5,000 worth of items stolen from vehicle ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Stockbridge man and a Suwanee woman reported Nov. 12 someone stole $5,501 of personal belongings from their vehicle outside a movie theater on North Point Parkway.

The male victim reported he parked around 5:30 p.m. near the front doors of the theater. When he returned to his vehicle around 8 p.m., he found his rear passenger window smashed out, the report states.

The female victim said the suspect stole her $2,500 Louis Vuitton purse; a $900 Gucci wallet containing credit cards and her identification card; a $500 Tiffany and Co. wallet; her car keys; and two iPhones valued at $1,600.

Theater staff said there were no employees present who had access to security footage, the report states.

Officers reported there was a second victim of a break-in outside the theater, but they declined to file a police report.

No suspects have been identified.

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going to occur is to try to find the greatest efficiencies in every respect,” Mayor Wilson said.

He used the decision of whether to purchase or lease reel mowers as an example of a decision that “should probably be in the hands of whatever agency we create inside the government,” instead of each department handling the process.

Later that night the topic came back up, this time in reference to proposed changes to the Unified Development Code.

Appen Media asked Randy Knighton whether reorganization may have led to the recent departures of senior-level staff.

“No, absolutely not,” Knighton said. “[We] are proud that the organization has developed leaders that are attractive to both the public and private sectors.”

The review process sought to improve efficiency in service delivery; to increase direct lines of communication; develop leadership authority and decisionmaking; and to ensure the delivery of bond projects, Knighton said.

With positions like chief financial officer and IT director vacant heading into the holiday season, it’s not clear if the “Reinvent Roswell” initiative is delivering on its goals.

There are 27 full-time job openings for city staff positions, ranging from high-level administrative positions to equipment operators in public works.

Some of the high-level openings include chief financial officer, who also serves as an assistant city administrator for internal services, and assistant city manager for economic and community development.

Those positions are two of the four new titles featured on the city’s revised organizational chart, obtained by Appen Media through an Open Records

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During the same time period, the personnel assigned to fill those positions has also shifted.

Former Deputy City Administrator Michael Fischer, who Communications Director Julie Brechbill named as a key proponent of the reorganization, left his position as deputy city manager after 14 years in March.

He has since joined the City of Lawrenceville in a similar role.

Rich Rhinehart was announced as Roswell’s chief operating officer April 11, a position that had previously not existed in the city’s organizational chart.

His assignment signaled the first hire of the new governance system, and Fischer’s the first departure.

Since August, the finance director, IT director, purchasing manager, community development director, community development deputy director, and the superintendent of parks have resigned.

The list does not include departures of lower-level staff and may exclude other senior-level roles.

Former Councilman Peter Vanstrom resigned in July.

At the Oct. 30 open forum Former IT director Christopher Zack alluded to dissatisfaction with city operations as a motive for his resignation. It is unclear whether the other departures were for similar reasons.

Councilwoman Sarah Beeson said her work in the private sector overseeing operations for Oasis Consulting Services first drew her attention to senior-level departures from city staff.

“If that’s a larger question as to why, and if there’s a problem that needs to be solved,” Beeson said.

“I don’t think the resignations are a direct result of the reorganization, I think it’s a larger cultural issue that we’re looking to solve.”

Interviews, public documents and a review of city meetings plot a restructuring timeline that stretches into 2022.

Brechbill attributed the initiative to senior staff, namely Knighton and Fischer, who approached the mayor and councilmembers with a reorganization proposal in early 2023.

Knighton said the revision of the leadership structure began in fall 2022 when the city administrator and staff began reviewing the internal organization of the city.

Mayor Wilson also mentioned a reorganization at a Jan. 10 Administration, Finance and Recreation committee meeting.

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In addition to the assistant city administrators, the city has added the roles of deputy city administrator for utilities, infrastructure and facilities, and a deputy city administrator for community services.

The four new spots will oversee the city’s individual department heads.

The deputy city administrator for utilities, infrastructure and facilities is Sharon Izzo, and the deputy city administrator for community services is Jeffrey Leatherman.

Prior to October 2023, Leatherman served as the recreation, parks, and historical and cultural affairs director, and Izzo served as the environmental and public works director.

The restructuring also reclassifies the former deputy city administrator position into a chief operating officer, now held by Rich Rhinehart.

For the last ten years the City of Roswell has included the organizational chart in the first few pages of its annual budget. It is absent from the 2024 report.

Communications Director Julie Brechbill said the chart was removed because city staff was focused on the change from priority-based to zero-based budgeting.

While priority-based budgeting starts with the previous year’s budget and directs available funds to preferred programs, zero-based budgeting generally starts from scratch each year and analyzes all expenditures in a department.

The result was an intense budgeting

process, which involved city staff immersing themselves in the new budgeting method, Brechbill said.

Brechbill also said the organization chart was included in previous annual budget reports to qualify for the Government Finance Officer Association’s award, which the city did not apply for this year.

Elements of the reorganization were approved by virtue of the fact the council voted to fund it in the 2024 budget to pay for its implementation, she said.

When the council voted Aug. 15 to appropriate $2.2 million in funding for reorganization in this year’s budget, the purpose was to increase efficiency and restructure the city government into a more service-oriented organization, Brechbill said.

At the time the appropriation was framed as a formality, intended to account for changes that had already taken place. Speaking at a committee meeting that day then-Director of Finance Ryan Luckett introduced the amendment as a measure “to recognize some changes and reorganizations that have happened,” during the quarter.

Brechbill said internal reorganizations are nothing new.

Senior staff proposed one under Mayor Lori Henry, but the effort failed to draw adequate council support, Brechbill said.

City Administrator Knighton was also asked about whether the changes to some administrative titles signaled a forprofit business approach to government.

“I have not heard from any critics of administrative titles or ‘a business approach to government,’ so I cannot speak specifically to the question,” Knighton said.

The next Roswell City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.

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Community counts blessings at Thanksgiving observance

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Some 100 guests gathered on a Tuesday evening at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church for prayer and song at the annual Alpharetta Community Thanksgiving Service.

The Nov. 14 service featured a sermon by the Rev. Gregory S. Williams, senior pastor at St. James United Methodist Church, remarks from Alpharetta officials, psalms, liturgical dance and readings from the Bible and the Quran.

Williams’ sermon highlighted the theme of gratitude through Luke 17:1119.

“Couldn’t they pause for one second to say thank you and to glorify God?” Williams asked. “And I started thinking about America. I started thinking about how God has blessed this country, how God has blessed all of us in this room.

And if we’re not careful, we can take his grace and his mercy for granted.”

Throughout the message, Williams emphasized the importance of always being thankful. “… I’m tired of folks just saying, ‘I celebrate Thanksgiving one time a year,’” he said. “Every day, every day you’re

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Clergy wait to deliver remarks and pray at the Alpharetta Community Thanksgiving Service at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Nov. 14.

The service featured readings from the Bible and the Quran. given, should be Thanksgiving.”

Clergy from six North Fulton churches and the Atlantic Institute, an interfaith and intercultural nonprofit, spread messages of gratitude throughout the service.

“Our faith teaches that every person has dignity and worth,” Alpharetta Presbyterian Church Senior Pastor the Rev. Ollie Wagner said. “Our faiths instruct us, because we are from many faith traditions, that diversity is a strength, and it’s a blessing to come together in friendship and in harmony.

We together are a people who strive for a world that is free, a world that is peaceful and a world that is fair and just.”

Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin delivered the mayoral greeting of the evening.

Gilvin emphasized the crowd was united through faith, and he said it was a blessing for the community to come together at the church.

North Fulton Community Charities

Executive Director Sandy Holiday also addressed the audience at the 7 p.m. gathering.

Holiday shared the growing need of North Fulton families this fall. She said the nonprofit has seen 200 more families visiting its food pantry and 100 more at its thrift store each month than last year.

Holiday thanked the faith community for uplifting those in need ahead of the holiday season.

“Fourteen years ago, a pastor asked me, would I want to serve a nonprofit,” she said. “And being short sighted I said, ‘Why would I do that?’ And he said to me, ‘Because there is holiness in helpfulness.’ And I have never forgotten those words.”

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Track Club honors area runners for achievement in cross country ATLANTA — The Atlanta Track Club announced its 2023 All-Metro High School Cross Country Team Nov. 8, 42 student-athletes from six counties in Metro Atlanta.

The 2023 All-Metro team includes 10 state champions and the reigning 2022 Runners of the Year, Harrison High School’s Samantha McGarity, and Marist School’s Tommy Latham.

Latham won the Class 6A title for the second consecutive year at the Georgia High School Association State Cross Country Championships Nov. 3-4.

In total, the All-Metro Team includes 17 high school athletes from North Fulton, Perimeter Center and Forsyth County.

The girls team includes: Stella Chambliss (Marist School, ’24); Zoe Garcia (St. Pius X, ’24); Ruby Little (Marist, ’24); Claire Petersen (Blessed Trinity, ’24); Sanam Rangaraj (Cambridge, ’24); Caroline Rodgers (Marist, ’27); Morgan Grace Sheffield (Denmark, ’24); and Claire Shelton (Dunwoody, ’24).

The boys team includes: Ethan Bridge (Denmark, ’24); Chris Connolly

(Chattahoochee, ’24); Haris Flyn (Mount Vernon, ’26); Jackson Hogsed (Lambert; ’25); Christian Jiminez (Roswell, ’24); Tommy Latham (Marist, ’25); Ben Sydell (Denmark, ’24); Liam Hanemann (Marist, ’25); and Ben Winn (South Forsyth, ’25).

Runners are selected for the AllMetro Team based on their performance at the state meet, major invitationals and head-to-head competitions, the Atlanta Track Club said.

The 42 athletes will be recognized at an invitation-only banquet in Midtown Atlanta Dec. 5.

At the banquet, the 42 boys and girls will be named to the first, second and third All-Metro Team.

Out of the 42 athletes, one male and one female will be named the All-Metro Cross Country Runners of the Year "Atlanta may be Running City USA, but the future of running is strong across the entire state of Georgia," Atlanta Track Club CEO Rick Kenah said. "It's inspiring to see not only the runners who are being honored for the second, third or even fourth time, but also first-time honorees experiencing this life-long memory."

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X-Golf simulators allow players to perfect swing in perfect weather

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In this day and age, there’s no need for a plane if you want to play golf at St. Andrews in Scotland.

The world-renowned course is one of more than 50 at X-Golf, a new facility at Halcyon where golfers can improve their swing on a simulator that provides real-time data at 6,000 calculations per second while enjoying beer, cocktails and shareable appetizers from a fully stocked bar.

Golf activity comes and goes with the seasons, but the 6,800-squarefoot facility equipped with seven simulation bays allows it to be a year long affair.

“Inside X-Golf, it’s always sunny and 70,” said franchise owner John Vautour at the Nov. 14 grand opening.

While there are more than 100 X-Golf locations around the country either open or in development, Vautour’s is the first in Georgia.

It was a two-year effort, finding the right property, the negotiation process, securing loans and the build-out.

Initially, Vautour wanted to open a bar in his hometown of Athens, but he scratched the idea and began looking at franchises. He found X-Golf, went to a few locations and fell in love with it.

“Once I found Halcyon and the franchise, it was like a match made in heaven,’” Vautour said.

He picked up the game in just the last five years with a “bunch of knuckleheads,” enjoying a beer while the rest smoke cigars in a casual outing.

And, X-Golf is casual – roomy, comfortable with TVs posted above the bar.

Serious players can improve their game using an endless number of features on a nearby computer, which Vautour used in a demonstration.

After hitting a ball toward the screen, the computer provides an analysis of the shot.

Customers can also set up lessons with a PGA professional at X-Golf.

Golfer Alex Hillmon, who has been playing for more than 30 years, guided a man at another bay. Hillmon works with beginners by looking at the hole backwards, and for folks with more experience, he suggests only a few tweaks.

Hillmon is one of two PGA professionals Vautour has on-call for individual lessons, but he also plans to set up group lessons for children.

Vautour stressed the experience can be enjoyed by someone who has never picked up a club, in part because of the overall experience he intends to create. He plans to partner with nearby businesses for catering and wine tastings as well as introduce a clothing vendor who makes golf outfits.

About the game itself, Vautour said, “It seems like the worse you are, the funnier it is.”

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Theresa and John Vautour, middle, perform a ribbon-cutting on their new business X-Golf along with family Nov. 14.

PGA professional Alex Hillmon, at left, guides a man at X-Golf’s grand opening Nov. 14.

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Dr. Taylor: Yes, we did! Well, it was Christmas Eve at 6:30pm. My family (including myself) were all in Christmas pajamas. I was picking up our traditional to go Chinese food when my wife called and said that the police had called to inform her that the motion sensors were going off in the practice. My wife and I jumped into the car, still in our Christmas pajamas and headed to the practice with police on the way. When we entered the parking lot, water was rushing out from the front doors of the bottom floor of our building. Two firemen met us at the front door and said “It’s bad.” As it turns out, all of the prepping for the cold snap that we did in our floor of the building did not prevent the sprinkler line from rupturing in the attic. The flood was extensive.

Roughly 75% of our practice was damaged, leaving us to rip out and rebuild! It’s been a long, slow process, partially because so many houses and buildings experienced floods that there was a wait list for insurance claims and for every step of the demolition and reconstruction process.

The Christmas Eve cold snap last year really hit us hard.

Alyssa: Well, it looks beautiful again.

It must be such a relief to be back in an attractive and functional space. How has working during this time been?

Dr. Taylor: Honestly, it’s been fine. Not ideal but fine. My staff is amazing. Truly!

They never complained. We kept everyone’s hours and we just made do with the one section of the practice that was still usable.

Thank goodness my Mohs laboratory and five patient exam rooms were undamaged, so we were still able to take great care of patients. Also, my patients are truly the best! They were all so genuinely concerned for us and understanding of our situation.

We live in an area where great care is abundant, and people have options in who they see for healthcare. I am so fortunate to treat kind patients who gave us grace

during the flood and its aftermath.

Alyssa: Do you have anything else you want to add?

Dr. Taylor: Just something that I want to reiterate. I would like to say thank you to all of my patients. I am so thankful that you have confidence in me, my physician assistant Kathryn and our whole clinical team to help you stay healthy. Please know that my staff and I appreciate your trust in us. I am deeply grateful for you. We are truly honored that we can care for you and appreciative for your patience during reconstruction. And to my staff, thank you for making our great care possible. I would not have this opportunity without all of you.

Alyssa: Thank you for your time, Dr. Taylor and congratulations again on winning Best Dermatologist and on having your practice back to fully usable again!

Dr. Taylor: Thank you, Alyssa.

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Thousands of guests and residents gathered for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Town Green to begin the Holiday season and festivities.

Alpharetta Presbyterian Church (APC) participated in the event by providing free hot chocolate before periodically performing a live nativity scene in the grass.

Lighting: Continued from Page 1 road to enjoy the festivities in front of the church entrance.

“I think it’s great that Alpharetta’s got all these events with lots of awesome stuff going on downtown,” said Daniel McKemey, the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for APC. “We’re just trying to be more involved with the outreach throughout the community. We want everybody to feel welcome here.”

While this marks the first year the church’s youth ministry has performed a live nativity scene for the Tree Lighting, they hope to make it an annual tradition with more than 200 people attending the periodic performances.

“I love having the nativity scene,

bounce houses, and everything going on just to keep the church involved with the Christmas celebration coming up,” McKemey said. “I can definitely see us doing this again next year.”

The downtown dance and musical performances included vignettes from Metropolitan Ballet’s upcoming production of The Nutcracker and Christmas caroling before a closing performance from local soft rock band, The Retreat, after the tree lighting ceremony. Families of all ages enjoyed lights and decorations while playing games in the green and cooking smores at the available firepit stations. Alpharetta hopes to continue celebrating the season with more events to come in the downtown area.

To learn more about the city’s upcoming Holiday events and celebrations, visit www. awesomealpharetta.com or call 678297-2811.

The holiday event featured live dance and musical performances hitting the stage right in the heart of downtown Alpharetta.

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First German Christmas market comes to Roswell ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Rotary Club, Friends of Bulloch and Munich Event Group are hosting the first annual Christkindlmarket from Nov. 24 to Dec. 24. on the historic Bulloch Hall grounds at 180 Bulloch Ave. Inspired by German Christmas markets, the family-friendly event will feature vendors offering a variety of seasonal crafts and food, including authentic German specialties and Gluhwein.

The beautifully decorated grounds span multiple sections, connected through accessible paths and lined with rows of wooden vendor stalls, event coordinators said.

Activities include a carousel, free photos with The Santa Bob of Roswell and the opportunity to leave letters for Santa.

“We are excited to bring our German traditions to the greater Roswell area,” owner of Munich Event Group Marcel Radovanovic said.

Alex Kaufman, president of the Roswell Rotary Club, and Bob Hagan, the president of the Friends of Bulloch, will join Mayor Kurt Wilson Nov. 24 to tap a keg in traditional German fashion, which officially opens the market.

Admission and parking are free, enabling everyone to visit and enjoy.

All ages and friendly dogs on leashes are welcome at the event.

The market, open from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, will be open every afternoon, but some attractions are only

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The first Christkindlmarket in Roswell is a production of Munich Event Group in cooperation with the City of Roswell, Roswell Rotary Group and Friends of Bulloch. The market is open from Black Friday, Nov. 24 through Christmas Eve.

available on weekends.

Monday through Thursday, the market is open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday hours are from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On Sundays, the market will open 30 minutes later and conclude at 10 p.m.

Munich Event Group is the evolution of a multi-generation hospitality and entertainment business with its roots in Germany.

The owners are experienced operators of many venues and attractions, including a 5,000-person tent and ride at the original Oktoberfest.

For announcements and more information, visit https://roswellchristkindlmarket.com or https://www. facebook.com/people/ChristkindlmarketRoswell/100091827591276.

Local law enforcement agencies awarded grants to battle gangs ATLANTA — Law enforcement agencies in Roswell, Alpharetta, Forsyth County and Fulton County are among the recipients of a new state grant designed to target gangs.

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency announced the selections of a competitive Gang Activity Prosecution Grant Nov. 13.

The state agency was appropriated $1.25 million in the state’s 2024 budget to provide resources to law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys and nonprofits primarily focused on gang prosecutions in Georgia.

The applications for the grant award had to show a commitment to successful prosecutions in the State of Georgia, according to the agency.

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency received

46 submissions during the application window, from Sept. 23-Oct. 18, totaling about $3.1 million.

The state agency said 34 of the organizations will receive award letters, after a careful and thorough evaluation process.

Noteworthy recipients of the 2024 Gang Activity Prosecution Grant include: Atlanta Police, Alpharetta Police, Roswell Police, DeKalb Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County District Attorney, Fulton County Sheriff and Georgia Gang Investigators Association.

A member of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency’s external affairs team said the dollar amounts for each recipient will be made public, once the award letters are sent out next week.

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IN MEMORIAM: J. WAYNE BAUGHMAN (1946-2023)

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Johns Creek orchestra announces passing of founder, maestro JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — With deep sorrow, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra announced Nov. 14 the passing of Maestro J. Wayne Baughman, its founder and pioneer of the cultural arts in the Johns Creek BAUGHMAN community.

Baughman came to Atlanta in 1974, where he joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses. For 25 years, he was a frequent vocal soloist, chorus member and rehearsal conductor under the guidance of the late Maestro Robert Shaw. Baughman would share a Grammy Award with Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony for the Telarc recording of Walton’s “Belshazzar’s Feast” and Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”

On Dec. 1, 2006, the same day Johns Creek became a city, Baughman assembled 42 soon-to-be Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) musicians for the First Annual St. Benedict Christmas Gala & Holiday Pops Concert. The following year, Baughman witnessed his dream come to life as the JCSO embarked on its first year as an established, professional orchestra.

In the last 17 years, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra has grown into one of the premiere arts organizations in North Fulton County, presenting classical and pops performances, educational events, and showcasing international performers to Johns Creek audiences. About 70 percent of the current membership has been there from the beginning.

In addition to Baughman’s work with the JCSO, he served as vice president

of the Cultural Arts Alliance at Johns Creek and chair of the Legacy Center Task Force, a group dedicated to the development of a multi-use, multidiscipline arts center in the city.

In early October, the Johns Creek City Council recognized Baughman’s dedication and contributions to the symphony and the Johns Creek community, commending the significant impact he has made on the city’s cultural arts community.

As Baughman’s legacy lives on, the orchestra will continue to keep his memory alive and uphold its reputation of bringing professional symphony concerts and music education programs to the city.

For its last concert this season, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will perform May 4 in celebration of Baughman. His two daughters, concertmaster Adelaide Federici and soprano Katie Edelman, will be featured soloists.

Federici recalls a phrase her father used often when referring to the JCSO: “The miracle continues.” It is with great pride the orchestra remembers the profound words of its founder, maestro and friend.

With unwavering passion and spirit, Baughman requested that the community continue to support the arts by donating and advocating for the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra and other local arts organizations. The orchestra is currently accepting donations in Baughman’s memory.

There will be a public memorial service to honor Baughwman’s life. Details for the memorial service are to be announced.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek strengthened its positioning amid the pickleball craze in north Metro Atlanta as officials and ambassadors of USA Pickleball grabbed shovels Nov. 15 to break ground on renovation to the courts at Newtown Park.

The move comes after the July opening of Cauley Creek Park, its five concrete pickleball courts remaining busy throughout the day.

Johns Creek Recreation and Parks Director Erica Madsen said the aged, cracked surface of the courts at Newtown will be demolished and replaced with six pickleball courts. The footprint currently holds four, which had been created from longstanding tennis courts.

The near-$130,000 construction contract and a contingency was approved in October for the project, expected to take three months to complete.

Sandy Bishop, an ambassador of USA Pickleball, stood alongside staff members from the Recreation and Parks Department and Councilman Bob Erramilli for the groundbreaking. USA Pickleball is the national governing body to pickleball, a sport that combines tennis, table tennis and badminton.

In a small history lesson, Bishop said pickleball was invented more than 50 years ago in Bainbridge Island, Washington, though the sport picked up hype during the COVID-19 pandemic — an isolating time for people who needed a social outlet.

Pickleball has become the fastest growing sport in America, according to a 2023 report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.

Unlike tennis, Bishop said anyone can come through a set of courts to pick up a pickleball game with strangers. She said many of her phone contacts are people she met through play.

“The beauty of it is it can be played with multiple generations, and so people started picking it up, playing it with their families,” Bishop said.

While it was once seen as a sport for boomers, she said the largest growing group of players is ages 25 to 30.

Bishop’s schedule as ambassador is especially busy nowadays with a wave of new pickleball courts and upgrades hitting the surrounding area. She attributes some of the sport’s at-home growth to organizations like the Professional Pickleball Association and Major Pickleball League coming into town.

After a three-week closure at North Park, Alpharetta doubled the site’s number of pickleball courts to a dozen. A bigger project is on the horizon in Alpharetta with the City Council’s recent approval of Pickle and Social, the newest concept by Competitive Social Ventures, coming to North Point.

The facility will include eight indoor and seven outdoor courts, a 14,000-square-foot restaurant and a 5,000-square-foot basement office for Competitive Social Ventures off Ga. 400 and Rock Mill Road.

Despite Appen Media’s heavy election coverage, its story on Pickle and Social trended No. 1 during the week of Election Day. When people are looking to move, Bishop said access to pickleball is often at the forefront of their minds. She referenced an article from Architectural Digest, showing that folks prioritize pickleball as a neighborhood amenity.

Bishop said her own neighborhood off Kimball Bridge Road recently lined two tennis courts into four pickleball courts and is now looking for permanent courts because of the growth in players.

“It's one of those things where I tell people, ‘I'm sorry, once I put this paddle in your hands, you're gonna be addicted, and then I'm gonna have to turn you over to my dealer,’” Bishop said.

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Continued from Page 1 The Gathering.

In an Oct. 25 email to Beach, the Alpharetta City Council and city staff, Gilvin questioned why the executive director publicly expressed support for a development outside of True North 400’s boundaries. True North, a community improvement district, represents businesses and commercial property owners in a band that roughly follows Ga. 400 from Mansell Road north to McGinnis Ferry Road through Roswell, Alpharetta and Milton. The businesses tax themselves to help fund economic development initiatives within the CID’s boundaries.

“Could you please explain to me why you are pushing for an enormous economic development project outside of the CID district which would directly compete with commercial properties actually in the North Fulton CID and the City of Alpharetta?” Gilvin wrote in the email.

As of Nov. 13, Gilvin said Beach has not responded to his inquiry.

“Now, if he has a legitimate reason for working against our property owners, then I would expect him to at least share that with me,” Gilvin said at the Nov. 6 meeting.

The Gathering at South Forsyth is a proposed $2 billion development on some 100 acres along Union Hill Road, Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Ga. 400 in south Forsyth County.

If approved, it is expected to produce more than 12,000 long-term employment opportunities, as well as 20,000 construction jobs during its 10year development.

The anticipated project has been billed as a major entertainment hub for Metro Atlanta since its unveiling at a Forsyth County Commission work session in April.

Earlier this year, a Tweet by hockey anchor John Buccigross spurred rumors that an NHL arena would return to Atlanta. At the time, Alpharetta was speculated to be the

destination, but now, the planned 750,000-square-foot arena at The Gathering could be the target.

In September, the Forsyth County development also hired Senior Project Executive Frank Ferrara, who helped secure an NHL tenant when he administered the Arizona State University ice hockey program.

In the Lou Wieland interview, Beach discussed his role as executive director of True North 400, and he said he hopes to see the arena deal come to fruition.

“We think we can support an NHL team and do very well with that,” Beach said in the interview. “So, we’re hoping to get that in the next few months. Hopefully an announcement will come soon on that.”

Beach also noted the demand for walkable areas with retail and commercial components like The Battery Atlanta, Avalon and downtown Alpharetta, saying The Gathering could become a similar draw to the region.

“It’s just a great way of life, and people want that,” Beach said. “They want that sense of place, if you will, and a gathering spot. And I think that’s what that development up there in Forsyth will do. It’s not in Fulton County, but it’s right on our line.”

In an email to Appen Media, Alpharetta Economic and Community Development Director Kathi Cook said the city cannot forecast the economic impacts that a professional arena would have on Alpharetta without a specific proposal from a developer.

But, Cook said the development of Truist Park in Cobb County and the Deer District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, demonstrate how arenas “can spur revitalization and mixeduse development of immediately surrounding properties and positively impact the community.”

Cobb County officials reported The Battery Atlanta, the development that includes Truist Park, grossed $38 million in tax revenues in 2022. The development grossed more property tax income than Cobb County’s residents.

Beach did not return Appen Media’s repeated requests for comment.

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He shared with us the sad news of a young man he knew who died of an overdose. At the young man’s funeral, a man spoke movingly about the tragedy. He shared that one of his kids grew up with the young man in Milton and that he had always tried to look out for the young man because the young man’s father had died early. “My deep regret,” the man said, “was that I wasn’t there that last time to

protect him. “ I wasn’t at the service, but I was told that the church was full, and then the aisles, and then more. No one was ready for this. No one was prepared to say goodbye. The man spoke for us all, I thought, surely. Who among us would not have wanted to be a catcher in the rye if that was what it would have taken to save the young man – or another - before they fell off the cliff into the sea?

That is our default, I thought. We are, by nature, those “better angels” – those “catchers in the rye.”

We protect. We defend. We nurture. We feed. We love. We lead and we teach – each other – that is, until we don’t.

And then it hurts – and we endure.

I couldn’t help but think of the young man, and the man who spoke so movingly about him while I sat outside cold under a full yellow moon this past weekend and watched “Hamlet” performed in the bandshell behind City Hall.

“Hamlet.”

I thought about the young man I never knew and will never know. I thought about the pain so many feel. Then my mind drifted and I considered the news that floods our senses every day – our world right now – about the thousands of others, the dead and dying.

The same pain times a thousand – or ten thousand – in my backyard or far away. And it made no sense, and I had no answers.

But then, in the still of the night I began to hear – and as I listened – the words came and some answers too – from “Hamlet”: “To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks

That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream—ay, there's the rub: For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause—there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life.

For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th'unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovere'd country, from whose bour n No traveller retur ns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of?

Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution” Choose virtue. Be present. Act. Be someone’s catcher before they fall. What more can we ask of ourselves? What course more noble can we take?

Recalling another date that lives in infamy John F. Kennedy once said that everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing when they learned that President Franklin Roosevelt had died in April PAT FOX 1945.

Managing Editor Roosevelt ruled the White House for 12 years. So powerful a presence was FDR that many adults at the time had known no other president.

Oddly, the killing of Kennedy, one of America’s shortest-serving presidents, has had an even greater impact.

Those with memories stretching back to Nov. 22, 1963, know where they were and what they were doing when word came that Kennedy had been shot in Dallas.

My own experience may likely be the most mundane. But, in today’s America of veiled political threats and lack of civil discourse, there are lessons to be learned.

I remember it distinctly. Shortly after lunch, our first grade class was interrupted by the principal, Sister Aguidia, who burst in and whispered into the ear of our teacher, Sister Carmen.

In those days, nuns wore white wimples, a thick, white fabric covering their cheeks and ears beneath their habits. I remember thinking how difficult it must be to pull off a successful whisper through all that.

Sister Carmen took a minute. She was calm, poised, an angel.

She instructed us to put away our books, then announced that President Kennedy had been shot. We were to file out of the school, proceed up the street to Sacred Heart Catholic Church where the student body would recite the rosary.

Religion in the classroom This was a public school, but nearly all teachers and students in Colwich, Kansas, were Catholic. And, the campaign to sever religion from public schools was in its infancy. The nuns had pretty much run education at the Colwich school for years.

My mom, who was not a nun, but an angel nonetheless, taught there before I was born.

It wasn’t until I got home that I learned Kennedy had died.

Here’s the strange thing for a 6-year -old at that time. The television, the newspapers, the magazines – everything – was saturated with JFK. It went on for weeks, months, years. It continues

still.

So great was the outpouring of woe, that to my young mind, the country was being helmed by a dead man for more than a year. It wasn’t until 1965 that I fully appreciated that L yndon Johnson was president.

An older person would have faced reality more immediately. But, for a child, the assassination obliterated everything else.

While I was plenty old enough, I have zero childhood memories of, say, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Johnson-Goldwater race, the Beatles on Ed Sullivan or anything post-John Glenn in the space race.

Kennedy’s term never ended for me.

Not by my choice, his death consumed two years of my life.

And, over the ensuing 60 years, it has launched a cottage industry of crackpot books, documentaries and articles, proving that the market for conspiracy theories never turns stale.

The point in sharing this today is that political violence can traumatize more than a nation. It can scar a childhood.

The other news anchor My youthful world was dominated by two Walters: Cronkite and Disney.

They controlled almost all I knew of the world.

It is obligatory that every documentary chronicling the Kennedy assassination include the CBS News anchor’s announcement of the murder. But, those with more discerning curiosity would have been better served to have stayed up late that night – past my bedtime – to heed the words of NBC anchor Chet Huntley closing out the network’s broadcast.

“There is in this country – and there has been for too long – an ominous and sickening popularity of hatred. The body of the president at this moment lying in Washington is the thundering testimonial of what hatred comes to and the revolving excesses it perpetrates.

“Hatred is self-generating, contagious. It feeds upon itself and explodes into violence…

“You and I have heard in recent months someone say ‘Those Kennedys ought to be shot.’

“A well-known national magazine recently carried an article saying Chief Justice Warren ought to be hanged. In its own defense, it said it was only joking. But the left has been equally bad.

“Tonight, it might be the hope and resolve of all of us that we’ve heard the last of this kind of talk, jocular or serious, for the result is tragically the same.”

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On the trail to solve the mystery of John Milton Milton County and the City of Milton are named after John Milton, Revolutionary War hero. However, some important details of his fascinating life are unknown.

Four years BOB MEYERS ago, to try to solve Columnist the mystery of John Milton, the Milton Historical Society determined to research the subject. Board Member Mark Amick volunteered to take on the project.

He devoted countless hours to research, conducted interviews with descendants and traveled to places where John Milton lived and worked.

Jeff Dufresne, president of the Milton Historical Society, notes that “there are 33 places named Milton in the U.S., plus another 14 in the United Kingdom. Mark has done a most thorough job researching this unique individual.”

Amick says “John Milton played such an Important role in shaping our nation and our state, yet there is no known portrait of him, no definitive biography exists and no one knows where he is buried. He is our lost patriot.”

John Milton (circa 1740- 1817) was born in Halifax County North Carolina. Little is known about his early life. In 1776, he was one of the first to enlist in the First Georgia Regiment in the Revolutionary War. Milton was taken prisoner at Fort Howe, Georgia, in February 1777 and spent about six months as a POW in the castle at St Augustine, Florida, until his release. He then returned to the Army.

He served as Aide de Camp to Brig.

Genl Francis Marion, known famously as the “Swamp Fox.” Milton fought in the Battle of Black Mingo Creek near Hemingway, South Carolina, in September 1780, where American forces attacked and defeated a contingent of American loyalist militia. John also fought in the Battle of King’s Mountain in North Carolina in October 1780 where American loyalist troops were soundly defeated

by American patriots in one of the most hotly contested battles of the war. He retired from the Army in 1782.

John was elected Georgia’s first Secretary of State in 1777 while still in the Army, a position he held for 22 years. In December 1778, fearing a British invasion of Savannah,

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Mark Amick and Bill Lusk of the Milton Historical Society install a cross honoring John Milton, the namesake of the City of Milton and Fulton County. It is the 834th marker installed in Milton prior to Veteran’s Day honoring those who served our country in the military.

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Note dated February 7 1798 signed by Secretary of State John Milton that incoming Governor James Jackson required shutters on the windows of his office for safety purposes because the existing venetian blinds were not sufficient to protect against “any rash assault”.

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John Milton’s signature with wax seal courtesy of Jim Farris. There is no known portrait of John Milton. then the state capitol, the governor instructed Milton to transport the official state records and seal to Purrysburg, South Carolina, for safekeeping. As the war progressed, the documents were moved several more times until they finally arrived in Annapolis in 1781 where they remained for the duration of the war.

His prominence made Milton a logical choice to serve as a delegate to the state convention that met in December 1787 to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1789 he was one of five Georgia presidential electors that ratified the election of our first

president, George Washington. Milton received the votes of two Georgia electors for president.

John Milton was interested in being George Washington’s vice president according to Patty Dubas, a direct descendent of John Milton, who lives in Alpharetta. Her information comes from genealogical research her grandfather did many years ago at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City. His research traced the family back to the poet John Milton and beyond to the mid-16th century. Patty applauds the efforts by the Milton Historical

Society to add to the knowledge of her ancestor.

John married Hannah E. Spencer, and one of their children, General Homer Virgil Milton, was an officer in the War of 1812. John’s grandson, also named John Milton, served as the Governor of Florida during the Civil War. The Milton family is descendant from Christopher Milton, the younger brother of English poet John Milton. Mark acquired and donated to the Milton Historical Society two official documents signed

by John Milton as Secretary of State, a letter from Governor Telfair regarding appointment of a judge and a letter expressing some security concerns of incoming Governor Jackson.

Mark plans to continue his search for an image of John Milton as well as the location of his burial. “For me it is a duty and obligation to tell his story and to find him,” Mark says.

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.

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Check out the Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest trout water This week’s installment of Get Outside Georgia is especially for my fly fishing buddies!

If you’re a trout enthusiast, then you know what I’m about to talk about.

Georgia’s Delayed STEVE HUDSON Harvest trout season Columnist is well underway, and now is a great time to be out on one of our state’s five great Delayed Harvest waters.

Delayed Harvest is an approach to stream management. Some waters which are too warm for trout during the summer can become cool enough to be good trout habitat as temperatures drop in late fall and winter – and when those water temps begin to fall, the folks over at the Department of Natural Resources start to manage some of those waters as “Delayed Harvest” streams.

Georgia anglers can enjoy fishing five designated Delayed Harvest waters during the DH season, which began Nov. 1 and runs through May 14. Note that special regulations (strict catch-and-release, artificials only, and single-hook lures or flies) apply on those waters during DH. Over the next few months, we’ll be pausing now and then to look at some of Georgia’s DH streams. We’ll start today by spotlighting what’s happening on our biggest Delayed Harvest water, the DH portion of the Chattahoochee River.

The Chattahoochee River DH water extends from the mouth of Sope Creek (a short ways downstream from Morgan Falls Dam) downriver to the US 41 bridge.

Fisheries stocking crews have put plenty of fish into this section of river.

And that brings me to what may be the most-asked question that I see at this time of year: “Where are they stocking those fish?”

A buddy of mine, an experienced angler with a wealth of knowledge on all things trout, is fond of answering such questions with a simple “In the water!”

That’s a pretty good answer, all things considered.

But some are persistent and keep asking. “Exactly where?” they will ask.

Although you can probably figure out where the stocking takes place (just think about where the stocking truck can go… or, if your timing is really good, look for wet tire tracks near the river), there’s really no need to go to all that trouble. The fish are beginning to spread out, and that means that there will be good DH fishing opportunities all through the DH section.

How’s that for “just enough” info?

But maybe you persist.

“You can tell me, can’t you?” you continue. “You know…just between us…where are you catching those Chattahoochee DH trout?”

The same friend who likes to say “in the water” has another answer when someone asks him exactly where he’s caught fish. He will smile, and look you in the eye, and say, “I don’t believe I said.”

That’s a pretty good answer too, I suppose.

But I’m a softie, so I’ll give you a hint.

Remember those likely stocking spots?

Those are the places to start. For instance, the Paces Mill boat ramp is a given (okay, there’s a real tip), and (sure enough) there are plenty of recently stocked trout in the

vicinity of the ramp.

But there will almost always be plenty of fisherfolk there, too.

So…if you want to avoid the crowd and maybe find some unexplored water, try wandering away from the obvious stocking points to check out less obvious but equally productive places. It’s fun!

Anyway, over the last little while, the DH portion of the Chattahoochee has been stocked with plenty of rainbows and browns. What are they hitting? Many of the flyfishers I’ve spoken with are reporting good success with pink or pink egg imitations and with pink or red San Juan Worms or Squirmy Worms.

Another fly that’s been working well, I’m told, is a pink, orange or chartreuse Mop Fly. Yes, that’s what it’s called… and despite its odd name, it truly is an effective fly for Delayed Harvest trout.

That may be because it looks kind of like an egg, or it may be because it bears such a strong resemblance to a big, fat insect larva. But whatever the reason, it works very, very well.

In fact, Mop Flies work so well that they found themselves at the center of a heated controversy a few years back. It seems that competitive fly fishers using traditional flies were being beaten out by fly fishers using the Mop Fly – and they didn’t like it. Yes, such things come even to the noble and lofty world of fly fishing.

This particular controversy got national news coverage, and it may never have been resolved to the full satisfaction of everyone involved.

What do I personally think about the Mop Fly? Well, let’s just say that it’s a lot more fun to catch trout than it is to not catch trout. If someone wants to catch

trout on a fly made from part of a mop, who am I to argue? The fact is that I’ve got a dozen of ‘em (six pink ones and six chartreuse) in my fly box right now, and if you see me on the water I’ll be glad to give you a couple. You can thank me later.

But I digress.

Another good fly pattern for Delayed Harvest fishing in the Hooch the ubiquitous black Woolly Bugger or its close cousin, a Black Leech – especially if you use one with pink or chartreuse beadhead. The presence of the bead definitely seems to help, perhaps because it helps the fly to sink or maybe because it makes it easy for nearby trout to see the fly. I use these all the time, animating them with a little twitchy retrieve so they look like wounded or confused minnows.

The really interesting thing about DH trout on the Hooch, however, is the fact that their behavior evolves and changes the longer they’re in the water. When first stocked, these fish are running on instinct (“If it looks like an egg, eat it!”), but they quickly learn that there are lots of other good edibles in the river. There are zillions of tiny little midge larvae in the Hooch, and those DH fish learn fast. Sometimes, in fact, the trout will go for them in favor of all else. I’ve seen that shift take place within an hour of stocking, so the prudent DH angler will carry some tiny (size 18 or even smaller) classic midge patterns as well as those big and gaudy “junk flies.

Be open to what’s happening around you, and let the fish tell you what to use.

I’d love to hear how you do on the DH portion of the Hooch. Let me know how you do. I’ll bet you’ll get some good shots at fish – but even if the fish win, you’ll still have a great day in the Georgia outdoors.

Our Turkey bowl meant stitches or a sling I have to look back on Thanksgiving with memories that are probably not as unique as I like to think. When Mom married stepdad BJ, not only did I have two stepsisters and a MIKE TASOS stepbrother to tease Columnist and watch out for, I was blessed to have a whole new crew of cousins, aunts and uncles.

It was as if we became some sort of a makeshift Osmond clan. When the fourth Thursday in November rolled around, I had earned the giddiness that consumed me. Forget about the turkey and all those corresponding side dishes

and desserts, the family Turkey Bowl was born and became a white-hot event that would have justified premium scalper prices if anyone wanted to buy a ticket.

The game started while I was in high school and lasted through most of college. At first, it was our side against the cousins. I could handle things until Cousin Stephen Whisler grew. I remember one year I chased him up and down the gridiron for hours. Later on, he was a highly lauded player for the McFarland High (yes, the McFarland High made famous in the Disney film) Cougars. He was a gifted running back and opposing players couldn’t catch him, either.

That’s when, like they talk about in Mafia parlance, we opened up the books. It wasn’t a recruiting scandal,

but the cousins had us outnumbered, so I took to recruiting. I drafted best friend Klint and there were no illegal payments, just carte blanche at the dessert table that overflowed with 50 offerings.

Owning a “Junior” in every family around these parts is no big deal. We had a Cousin Junior who was as big as the Junior made famous on “Hee Haw.” Remember, this was in California, and we made pretty good sport of him by hollering “BR549” every time we leveled him.

The game became a hotly contested affair. It had to, after months of smack talking courtesy of Ma Bell and those late-night five minutes for 85 cents rates.

I suffered a separated right shoulder that still bothers me. The local

emergency rooms did brisk business.

One year, back in college after the Thanksgiving break and my injured right wing still tethered to my body, I received several calls about checks that had bounced. Puzzled, I went to the store. Sure enough, there were returned checks with “irregular signature” stamped across them.

I was lacking in being ambidextrous.

My left-handed signature was an unrecognizable scrawl, and the store owner needed his money. This was in college and all the checks were from my liquor store of choice.

Can you imagine a bank being that vigilant today? Heck, can you imagine writing a check to buy groceries and booze?

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DATE & TIME Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 10:00 A.M.

Every year, the post-game feast was a Norman Rockwell painting times 10.

Granny said the blessing. I thought about getting a PA system so we could hear her and then get to overindulgence that stayed with you for days.

Inevitably, there was a friend who had nowhere to go on Thanksgiving.

They were welcome and it was no big deal. The holiday is made to be with others, and it was no insult to a guest when they heard: “Now who are you with again?”

My sisters and girl cousins would gather and discuss the nonsense that goes together with being girls. This was in the days of having three TV channels to choose from. Most of the cousins were raised as Pentecostals (no TV).

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Eamon Joseph Keegan

Eamon Joseph Keegan, 79, of Alpharetta, passed away on October 30, 2023. He was born on June 27, 1944 in Taghshinny, County Longford, Ireland. Eamon is survived by his children, Eamon Sullivan Keegan, Siobhan Sullivan Keegan (Timothy) Delles and their mother, Kathleen Keegan. Eamon was a proud father. He was man that always had a story to share. He had a passion for sports, with a deep love for the New York Mets and could often be found watching their games with enthusiasm. He was known for his culinary skills and was a great cook, creating delicious meals for his loved ones. Eamon also had a keen interest in horse racing and followed the sport closely. Eamon could often be found sitting at the dining table, drinking a cup

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Eamon emigrated from Ireland in 1965 with his loving sister Olive Keegan and settled in New York.

He later moved to Alpharetta, Georgia with his family and started a landscaping company. Eamon was one of eight siblings Bernadette, Josephine, Olive, Nancy and his predeceased brothers Patrick, Kevin, and Vincent.

A private memorial will be held to honor Eamon’s life and legacy in Dobbs Ferry, New York. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to a charitable cause of your choice in memory of Eamon Keegan.

May Eamon’s memory be cherished by all who knew and loved him.

Naturally, they beelined for the delights being beamed into that little box.

Sadly, we cousins have lost touch with one another. Maybe a phone call.

Inevitably, talk circles back to all those Turkey Bowls. Lots of good memories there that are resurrected.

Brother Matt and I talk frequently.

Brother Marty died last November.

As for the stepsiblings, too many bad words and feelings have tarnished the good memories. We’ve all moved on and don’t talk.

I’ll not be alone, but Thanksgiving makes me long for our gargantuan family gathering. It is a memory that still occupies a special place.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail. com.

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Kurt Wilson Mayor

The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the Roswell City Hall Council Chambers, 38 Hill Street, Roswell, Georgia. a. HPC20234444/ HPC20234445 - 801 Atlanta Street The applicant, Jason Schnurr/DIBuild, is requesting the demolition of an existing structure and new construction, Land Lot 1414.

The complete file is available for public view at the Roswell Planning & Zoning Office, 38 Hill Street, Suite G-30, Roswell, Georgia, (770) 817-6720 or planningandzoning@roswellgov.com. Refer to www.roswellgov.com.

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The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, December 7, 2023 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-23-AB-29 Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings.

PLACE To Attend the Virtual Meeting: Using Your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone Go to: https://zoom.us Meeting ID: 894 9020 6617 Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US November 27, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. PURPOSE Change in Ownership Eating Establishment Consumption on Premises Distilled Spirits, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales APPLICANT Mediterranean Bistro LLC d/b/a Creation Social House 11500 Webb Bridge Way #A7 145 Alpharetta, GA 30005 Owner: Mediterranean Bistro LLC Registered Agent: Jessica Conlon

CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-23-AB-28 Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings.

PLACE To Attend the Virtual Meeting: Using Your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone Go to: https://zoom.us Meeting ID: 894 9020 6617 Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US November 27, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. PURPOSE Change in Ownership Cigar Shop Consumption on Premises Distilled Spirits, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales APPLICANT The2ofus@Cutters LLC d/b/a Cutters Cigar and Spirits 4915 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30004 Owner: The2ofus@Cutters LLC Registered Agent: Michelle Pimentel Paz

Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, December 18, 2023 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. MP-23-05/CLUP-23-04/Z-23-12/V-23-20 Brand Properties/3650 Brookside Parkway Consideration of a master plan amendment, comprehensive land use plan amendment, rezoning and variances to allow for the redevelopment of a 129,238 square foot office building with 299 ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’ units and 1st floor active uses on 8.76 acres. A master plan amendment is requested to the Brookside Master Plan Pod A to add ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’ and to modify development regulations. A comprehensive land use plan amendment is requested from ‘Corporate Office’ to ‘High Density Residential’ and a rezoning is requested from O-I (Office-Institutional) to R-10M (Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’ or ‘For-Sale’, Residential). A variance is requested to reduce parking. The property is located at 3650 Brookside Parkway and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 43 and 44, 1st District, 1st Section, Fulton County, Georgia.

The following item will be considered by the Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday, December 21, 2023 commencing at 5:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. V-23-25 Busch/212 Brook Drive Consideration of a variance to reduce a front setback from 35’ to 20’ and side setback from 10’ to 8’ to allow for a garage addition. The property is located at 212 Brook Drive and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1251, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.

Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

DEATH NOTICES Anise Bailey, 73, of Roswell, passed away on November 5, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

George Hallock, 91, of Roswell, passed away on November 10, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Mary Ann Payne, 86, of Roswell, passed away on November 1, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Lisa Fahoome, 72, of Milton, passed away on November 4, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Thomas Miller, 81, of Roswell, passed away on November 5, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Christine Strommen, 72, of Alpharetta, passed away on November 8, 2023.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Allen Tothill, 80, of Alpharetta, passed away on November 1, 2023. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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