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Roswell ushers in holidays with tree lighting By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Town Square transformed into a holiday scene as crowds returned Dec. 4 to ring in the holiday season. The Merry Market Festival consisted of arts and crafts vendors for holiday shopping as well as family-friendly activities along Bulloch Avenue, such as inflatables, photo ops and holiday cartoons. Roswell’s Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Department hosted the event in collaboration with the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces. Cultural Arts Supervisor Corinne Sutherlin said the city’s Creation Station collected more than 100 letters to Santa throughout the day and into the evening for delivery to the North Pole in the coming days. The city launched the Creation Station in October for National Arts and Humanities Month. It pops up around the community with different events every week. “What we do is try to bring creative ideas and free opportunities to the community, so it can be anything as simple as letters to Santa or making a cool volcano or like earlier, Oompa Loompas,” Sutherlin said. “We post all the places we’re going to be popping up on roswellgov.com/create.” During the event, two raffle winners also took home new bikes from Bike Roswell, a bicycle advocacy organization that aims to make Roswell a more bicyclefriendly community. One of the winners,
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta signed an agreement to continue providing security and traffic control at the Fulton County COVID-19 testing site on North Point Parkway. The extension, signed at the Dec. 6 City Council meeting, is for six months and includes a payment of $80,000 to compensate the city for Public Safety Department personnel. Fulton County opened the second of its COVID testing stations at the North Point Parkway site in late April 2020. From the start, Alpharetta has provided security and traffic control for the station. Earlier this year, the county issued a payment of $275,000 to the city as reimbursement for the service. Fulton County was among the leaders in rolling out COVID testing sites during the early days of the pandemic. In addition to permanent stations at Alpharetta and at Wolf Creek Amphitheatre in College Park, the Fulton County Health Department partnered with local governments to set up short-term testing sites. The City of Roswell partnered with the
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Police received two reports of businesses along Holcomb Bridge Road being spray painted with bulldogs and dinosaurs Nov. 27. A patrol officer spotted the first taggings before dawn at Rivermont Square shopping mall in the 8500 block of Holcomb Bridge Road. Culprits spray painted dinosaurs and the outline of a bulldog’s face on the doors of Thompson’s Frame and Gallery. They left behind eight cans of spray paint, which officers found on the ground outside the frame shop. Shortly after 9 p.m., another patrol officer found more graffiti markings within the East Village mall in the 2600 block of Holcomb Bridge Road. Someone tagged a pentagram, a bulldog, a dinosaur, a robot and a gray script work on the old Super Target, according to police. There were also letters spray painted on the adjacent side of the building. Police said both markings were similar to a Sept. 24 report of graffiti found at Centennial Village shopping center in
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Electronics, jewelry stolen from Parkview Lane home ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than $15,000 worth of property was stolen from a residence along Parkview Lane, a homeowner reported Nov. 26. The victim said he left his home two days prior to the report and found his closet ransacked when he returned home. Five watches, including a $10,000 Rolex, were among the missing items. The victim told police his $2,000 Toshiba laptop, Nintendo Switch video console and iRobot Roomba were also stolen. Police said the thieves appeared to drill into the deadbolt lock and use a pillow to carry the stolen goods out of the home. No suspects were arrested.
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Drug & DUI arrests Jerome James West, 40, of Cranberry Creek, Roswell, was arrested Nov. 24 on Crossville Road for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drugrelated objects. Joshua Klindt Stone, 39, of Oakview Drive, Dallas, was arrested Nov. 24 on Crossville Road for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drugrelated objects. Scott Robert Bevege, 44, of Ebenezer Farm Road, Marietta, was arrested Nov. 24 on Crabapple Road for DUI and following too closely. Donaldo Misael Lavato-Morales, 26, of Rosemont Parkway, Roswell, was arrested Nov. 24 on Alpharetta Highway for DUI and driving while unlicensed. Employees at the site noticed ground wire connected to 15 breakers and structures had been cut off and was missing. Police couldn’t pinpoint when the thefts occurred. A training manager estimated that $5,000 worth of copper was stolen from the substation. He told officers it would cost another $10,000 to complete the necessary repairs. Police found no signs of forced entry and could not locate any suspects.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Less than 10 minutes after receiving a 911 call about an armed robbery at a Chase Bank in Roswell, police officers MATTHEWS were able to locate the suspect walking down the street with thousands of dollars he allegedly stole from the bank. Joseph Matthews, 35, of Lithonia, was arrested Nov. 30 and transported to the Fulton County Jail. He was booked on charges of armed robbery. Roswell Police spokesman Tim Lupo said that shortly after 1 p.m., officers responded to the Chase Bank at 10515 Alpharetta St., where a bank teller told them that a suspect had entered the bank and passed her a note indicating he had a gun and demanding a “large sum of cash.” According to the incident report, the note read, “I want $10,000. All hundreds. You have 3 minutes to give
it to me. I have a gun. I will use it. Not playing no games. Thank you. Have a bless day.” After receiving $7,000, the suspect allegedly ran off on foot, but both the teller and bank manager were able to give the officers a detailed description of what he looked like, and they quickly set up a perimeter. Another employee located in a back room of the bank called 911 while the robbery was taking place. Lupo said officers located Matthews a few minutes later matching the description the bank employees had given them. The report states he still had the money he allegedly took from the bank in his right jacket pocket. Matthews was taken into custody without incident. Lupo credited the officers for their quick, well-coordinated response. Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477 or online at StopCrimeATL.org.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta man faces eight years in prison after admitting he kicked and beat uniformed police officers during Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Kevin Douglas Creek, 47, pleaded guilty to “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers,” The Department of Justice announced Dec. 1. A criminal complaint filed in June alleges that camera footage shows Creek striking a Metropolitan Police officer and a member of the U.S. Capitol Police. The document also refers to financial, phone, travel and social media records that place Creek at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The affidavit states that in a voluntary meeting May 21, Creek told the FBI that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 but “did not remember assaulting any officer.” Creek also
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tool in our toolbox,” Henry said. “Not necessarily saying that we’re going to use it in every case, but that we in the City of Roswell consider it as a tool that we may need to use.” The Jarrard & Davis report stated that throughout their investigation, it became clear the city never considered condemnation as a viable option for acquiring real property for the Oxbo project. Ruling out the use of condemnation as an option, investigators said, can result in overpayment for property interests. City Attorney David Davidson said condemnation is basically the taking of a private person’s property for fair market value for redevelopment purposes but that it must be for public use, such as roads, sidewalks and parks. He said the last time he could remember the city authorizing or even considering using condemnation was in 2008. “Since that time, there were many instances in committee meetings with former councils where the mayor would state the City of Roswell doesn’t
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Johns Creek mayor backs tourism bureau Mayoral veto overrules City Council decision to cut ties with agency By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Just a month before leaving office, Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker flexed his political muscles by vetoing a decision to cut ties with the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Nov. 29 veto was not out of the blue. Bodker signaled he would consider the action after the council voted 4-3 to end the contract at a Nov. 15 meeting. It also puts Bodker squarely in conflict with his successor, Councilman John Bradberry, who voted for termination. For months, the City Council had debated how to change its relationship with the tourism bureau, which receives its funding through a portion of the local hotel/motel tax. One of the key issues is whether the organization has been in compliance with Georgia Open Records and Open Meetings laws. Officials with the Convention and Visitors Bureau deny any wrongdoing. Council members considered a new agreement, updating the current agreement or termination. Bodker provided three reasons for his veto. The first, he said, is that termination was not “sound public policy.” While Council members Bradberry, Erin Elwood and Chris Coughlin argued that bringing tourism promotion and marketing in-house made economic
Mayor Mike Bodker sense, Bodker said funneling those funds into city coffers would not be legally permissible under Georgia Code. But City Attorney Ron Bennett told the Herald that the city can, in fact, bring tourism promotion in-house. “A city may form a 501(c)(6) and populate it with employees such that it is essentially a captive organization,” Bennett said. Such an arrangement, he said, complies with state law that requires a portion of tax funds generated through the hotel/motel tax be assigned to a marketing organization. Just over 70 miles away, the tourism office in Rome works as a part of the City of Rome and Floyd County. Executive Director Lisa J. Smith said the organization functions as a 501 (c)(6) non-profit with the same tax identification number as the City of Rome. While Smith is an employee of the organization’s board of directors, the staff is employed by the City of Rome, Smith said. Bodker’s second stated reason for his veto was that the alleged compliance is-
sues with the Georgia Sunshine Laws — which include Open Records and Open Meetings laws — “resulted in no real harm to the public.” Finally, Bodker argued that the CVB should be afforded time to “cure any identified compliance issues before termination.” The allegations associated with open meetings and records compliance were largely brought to the council’s attention by Councilwoman Stephanie Endres. Georgia law stipulates nonprofit entities that receive more than one-third of their funds from taxes must abide by the state’s Open Records and Open Meetings laws. Aside from a one-time tourism grant from the state to aid in tourism revenue loss, the CVB receives all of its funding through the hotel/motel tax. Ahead of the Monday night veto, Bradberry, along with council members Elwood and Coughlin released a statement urging the mayor not to veto the council’s prior decision. While they applauded the CVB’s previous work in the community, they held tight to the reasoning they provided for termination of the city’s agreement with the entity. They cited economics as the driving force behind severing ties with the tourism bureau, arguing that bringing tourism promotion in-house would make more sense for the city moving forward and be more cost effective. Promotion of the approved Town Center Vision and Plan was central to the council members’ reasoning, saying they thought it best for all communication about the plan to be cohesive and strategic.
They also condemned the mayor’s threat of a veto. “There is no justifiable reason for the current mayor to force the reimposition of the status quo through his threatened veto,” the statement read. It further argued that a veto would force the new council taking office in January to backtrack over the sitting council’s months of work. At the Nov. 29 City Council meeting, several individuals, including members of the CVB board, shared their support of the organization during public comment. “This board has been responsible for driving business into the hotels,” Mandy Campbell, director of sales for the Hilton Garden Inn and six-year board member of the CVB said. The City Charter requires that the vote to override the mayor’s veto will take place at the next City Council meeting where at least five members are present. The next City Council meeting, and Bodker’s final regularly scheduled meeting as mayor, is Dec. 13. With the mayor’s veto Nov. 29, the city’s existing agreement with the CVB was reinstated. Per the contract, the auto-renewal clause of the agreement will take effect Dec. 14. If the sitting council does not override the mayor’s veto, the city still has the opportunity to amend or terminate the agreement with the CVB in the future. The agreement merely stipulates a 90-day termination period from the time the city alerts the organization of termination and the cutting off of funding.
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Looking Ahead To 2022 Brought to you by – Dr. Bradley Hepler, The Atlanta Center for Dental Health The month of December gets so busy with holidays, family gatherings, work events, and things that need to be done before the end of the year. This time of year, I also start looking ahead to next year. I think about the last year and all that happened. I think about the goals I accomplished and those that weren’t reached. Those goals have slipped into the future. One of the goals I have for myself is to focus on my health in a meaningful way. I want to take care of me. It is so easy to take care of those around you and ignore yourself. I don’t want to do that this year. I want to take care of me because I need it and deserve it! One of my New Years Resolutions will be to eat better, exercise, and go to the doctor to address my health proactively and preventively. This includes a visit to the dentist to address those problems that you know are getting worse and prevent future problems. Restoring Your Smile – Repairing your teeth allows you to keep your teeth for a lifetime and look and feel your best. Cosmetic Dentistry – It’s more than
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Lovastatin and Cholesterol for Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis (DSAP): Volcanos and Dinosaurs Brought to you by – Dr. Brent Taylor, Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta If the first portion of this title does not grab you immediately, then you are not alone! Three out of 5 respondents polled for this article voted the first title “boring” (those respondents being my eight year old, six year old and three year old). My wife’s vote was nicer with an encouraging “needs improvement.” My vote of “Riveting!” was deemed biased by the judges. If you like the second portion more, “Volcanoes and Dinosaurs,” then you like the title that my sons suggested and that, incidentally, has nothing to do with this article other than that dinosaurs, like skin diseases and their medicines, often have long names that are hard to pronounce. But 2% lovastatin & cholesterol for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis is an exciting topic. Allow me to explain: One of the most enjoyable aspects of dermatology is that most patients present with conditions that can often be either cured or treated very effectively. When a patient presents with a skin cancer, I can often cure it with a greater than 99% cure rate through a procedure called Mohs surgery, which involves removing a cancer in stages or layers and checking the edges under the microscope until the cancer has been completely removed. When a patient presents to clinic with dermatitis or eczema, we have a whole armamentarium of medicines including
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Premier: Continued from Page 12 growths often have a slightly rough or scaly ring-like edge. They rarely ever become cancer or cause easily quantifiable harm, but people who develop these lesions often develop dozens of thin round growths that can nearly cover the legs or arms and can itch, cause irritation and become inflamed. DSAP lesions have had no satisfactory treatment for years. The attending physicians who trained me tried lasers, topical chemotherapy agents, acids, anti-inflammatories and a host of compounded medications all with little result. Liquid nitrogen to select lesions was often the default and relatively unsatisfying therapy of choice. Recently, Dr. Lihi Atzmony of Yale University and her colleagues identified a new therapy that they report was able to improve DSAP lesions. In many cases, DSAP appears to arise when mutations in genes involved in cholesterol metabolism cause a deficiency of cholesterol production in the skin and a build-up of toxic precursors or byproducts. In the famous “I Love Lucy” candy factory skit, Lucy is not fast enough to wrap all the candy coming down the conveyor belt and unwrapped candy builds up. Similarly, a defective cholesterol pathway is not able to produce a finished cholesterol product (the wrapped candy in this analogy), and the unfinished precursors of cholesterol build up (the unwrapped candies). Lovastatin is a medicine that decreases cholesterol production. Dr. Atzmony’s 2% lovastatin / 2% cholesterol cream effectively slows down the candy belt using lovastatin and supplies the wrapped candy by delivering already-wrapped cholesterol. A combination 2% lovastatin, 2% cholesterol ointment is currently offlabel, not FDA approved, and new, but it is scientifically based with Dr. Aztmony reporting promising early results. This ointment offers one of the first rays of hope for a condition that has defied attempts at treatment. With luck, we may add DSAP to the long list of skin diseases that we can effectively control. We live in a great era for medicine. Exciting and effective treatments increase in number every day. And the number of dinosaurs we contend with appears to be at an all time low. If you or a loved one has a skin or vein issue, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor and Kathryn Filipek, PA-C are delighted to help you achieve your skin health goals. Dr. Taylor is a Harvardgraduate, a board certified dermatologist and vein care expert, and fellowshiptrained Mohs surgeon. Kathryn Filipek has greater than 15 years of dermatology experience with expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
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Cancer fighting drugs in Specialist your medicine cabinet in Integrative Oncology Brought to you by: Jonathan Stegall, MD
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Fulton County considers proposed 2022 budget Officials plan more spending for employees By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — The Fulton County Commission will continue discussions this month on its 2022 budget, a $1.25 billion spending plan that calls for increased dollars to help recruit and retain employees. The county’s General Fund, which pays for day-to-day operations and services, totals $847 million. That’s up almost 6 percent from the current year. In his presentation to the commission, County Manager Dick Anderson reported they estimate the county’s tax digest — the value of all taxable property — has increased about 3 percent from the prior year. Right now, the budget does not anticipate an increase in the property tax rate. Fulton County anticipates it will end 2021 with $243 million unspent money. County officials say one of the key drivers in the added spending for next year is the final stage of its multi-year program to reduce backlogs in the justice system. The budget calls for adding
28 new positions, about one-third of them in the courts. The program pledges more than 300 additional positions over two years. Every department in the justice system, from District Attorney to the Sheriff’s Office to all court levels are part of the comprehensive plan. The county has pledged a total of $75 million in federal recovery assistance toward the program. Additional resources will be allocated toward key priorities set by elected officials. For example, the county will allocate over $14.6 million to addressing jail overcrowding by relocating inmates to other neighboring jails or employing other programs to reduce the jail population. This effort is expected to provide inmates with better conditions and mitigate the spread of illnesses, including COVID-19, and lessen mental health complications. Overall, the 2022 spending plan allocates more than $63 million to jail operations and another $23 million for detention officers. The initiative also includes approximately $5.5 million in additional resources to the District Attorney’s Office to enhance operational capabilities and crime reduction efforts. Additional
Fulton County proposed budget Fulton County has submitted a $1.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2022 which begins Jan. 1. The spending package includes self-sustaining funds, like water and airport. The General Fund pays for most salaries and general government operations. FY 2020 FY 2021 FY2022 Amended Amended Proposed General Fund $782.1 $800.4 $846.7 Airport Fund $6.1 $5.6 $7.6 Water Revenue Fund $142.6 $156.0 $159.3 Water Renewal Fund $133.9 $104.9 $100.1 Fulton Industrial Dist. Fund $42.7 $43.1 $31.4 911 Emergency Fund $7.8 $7.7 $8.6 Bond Fund Library $15.5 $15.5 $15.6 Risk Fund $53.5 $58.1 $66.3 Special Appropriation $18.3 $16.9 $14.7 Grand Total $1,202.4 $1,208.3 $1,250.1 Source: Fulton County Government
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Alpharetta firefighters respond to same site twice in same night By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA — Alpharetta firefighters responded twice to the report of smoke filling the lobby of the Hotel at Avalon late Nov. 23 and early Nov. 24. No one was injured in the incident. Fire Department officials attributed the incident to a fireplace flue not venting correctly. Shortly after 10 p.m. Nov. 23, the Alpharetta Fire Department was dispatched to the 12-story hotel just west of Ga. 400 after a guest called to say the lobby was “very smoky” and that she wasn’t sure if something was on fire. “It’s a big hotel though,” she said in the 911 call. “There’s a lot of people here in the lobby. Nobody’s trapped, but nobody seems to be doing anything urgent and there’s smoke everywhere so I’m just trying to be proactive.” At one point, she tells someone in the background that “a guy” was just walking around with “a half bucket of water.” Once at the scene, firefighters discovered the fireplace in the lobby had a fire and the flue was not open, causing the lobby
to fill with smoke. According to the incident report, firefighters ventilated the lobby. Once all the smoke cleared, they turned the scene over to hotel management. However, at around 2:47 a.m. Nov. 24, they were back at the hotel. “A full alarm had responded to the hotel the day before for a lobby fireplace not drafting correctly,” the report states. “Same issue with this fire alarm.” According to the report, no visible smoke or fire was visible from the outside of the hotel, but firefighters still evacuated guests. The lobby area was filled with moderate smoke and there was minor smoke in the hallway of the second floor. Guests were allowed to return to their rooms after firefighters confirmed the smoke was only coming from the fireplace. The crew walked every floor and placed fans along the way to push the smoke out the back and sides of the ground floor, the report states. Firefighters later determined that someone had moved the fan that was blowing the smoke out after they had responded the first time, which was what
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The Alpharetta Fire Department responds to the Hotel at Avalon after guests reported smoke in the lobby area late Nov. 23. No injuries were reported. caused the area to fill with smoke again four hours later. Hotel at Avalon General Manager Kathryn Johnson said Dec. 3 that just before Thanksgiving, someone had placed extra logs in the fireplace, and the fan for the fireplace cut off. “So, it did fill up our lobby with
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Northern Ridge announces October Eagle Scouts ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District (Cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, John’s Creek, Milton) has announced its newest Eagle Scouts, who completed their Eagle Board of Review on October 28, 2021, at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church. Here is a list of the honorees: Samuel Lee, of Troop 143, sponsored by John’s Creek United Methodist Church, whose project was the Collection of 200 personal care toiletry packages, each containing deodorant, wash clothes, disposable razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and a pair of socks as well as 24 boxes full of other additional toiletry items for the North Fulton Community Charities. Ashrit Rebbapragada, of Troop 1459, sponsored by St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, whose project was the design and construction of three large wooden bookshelves on wheels, for the Chinmaya Mission Alpharetta. Nicholas Freeman, of Troop 356, sponsored by Fellowship Christian School, whose project was the repair and reconstruction of existing shelves, redoing the cubby slots on a large storage cabinet and adding wall hooks to the band room at Roswell High School. Vince Rittmeyer, of Troop 1486, sponsored by North River Baptist Church, whose project was the design and con-
struction of a 3-foot stage with railing and steps for the outdoor prayer area of the North River Baptist Church. Matthew Albitz of Troop 430, sponsored by St. David’s Episcopal Church, whose project was the design and construction of four raised garden beds with plants, a wire compost bin, construction of a storage bench and connecting the rain barrel irrigation system to the new garden beds. Alex Yang, of Troop 2143, sponsored by Johns Creek First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of an outdoor fire ring and four benches for the Korean Community Presbyterian Church. Quentin Proels, of Troop 2143, sponsored by Johns Creek First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of two outdoor benches and archway entrance for the outdoor prayer area at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. Saurab Rao of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a bicycle repair station and a wooden picnic table for the Roswell/Alpharetta Mountain Biking Trail. Aaron Urbanawiz, of Troop 1857, sponsored by Christ the Shepard Lutheran Church, whose project was the design
The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District’s newest Eagle Scouts include, top row, from left: Samuel Lee of Troop 143; Ashrit Rebbapragada of Troop 1459; Nicholas Freeman of Troop 356; Vince Rittmeyer of Troop 1486; Matthew Albitz of Troop 430; and Alex Yang, of Troop 2143. Bottom row, from left: Quentin Proels of Troop 2143; Saurab Rao of Troop 69; Aaron Urbanawiz of Troop 1857; William Jackson of Troop 1717; Daniel Tarrant of Troop 1717; Gianluca Ruocco of Troop 1717; and Luke Janco of Troop 431. and construction of four wooden benches for Camp Twin Lakes, a camp for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and other life challenges. William Jackson, of Troop 1717, sponsored by Cross of Life Lutheran Church, whose project was the design and creation of a set of two-over and two-under logs obstacles and an 8-foot climb for the Roswell Public Safety Training Center obstacle course. Daniel Tarrant, of Troop 1717, sponsored by Cross of Life Lutheran Church, whose project was the design and con-
struction of a large cubby bookshelf for the wrestling team practice room at Mill Springs Academy. Gianluca Ruocco, of Troop 1717, sponsored by Cross of Life Lutheran Church, whose project was design and construction work for amenities at the Old Rucker Farm, in Alpharetta. Luke Janco, of Troop 431, sponsored by Roswell United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of two 10-foot farmhouse tables with benches for the Roswell United Methodist Church Coffeehouse.
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Holiday events set through December BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — As December gets underway, the holidays are quickly approaching. With families and loved ones coming together to exchange gifts and share memories, events are scheduled for the remainder of the month for the whole family to enjoy together. Alpharetta and Roswell residents can mark their calendars for upcoming local events to spread some holiday cheer. Here are some nearby seasonal offerings to help celebrate this special time of year: Enchanted Woodland Wonders Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center When: Dec. 12 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $6 for children; $7 for students and seniors; $10 for adults Contact: 770-992-2055 Families with children of all ages are invited to enjoy one of the nature center’s most popular holiday attractions. The holiday celebration includes live reindeer, seasonal festivities, partner booths, crafts, lawn games, and more. Spots are timed and limited, so advanced ticket purchases are recommended. Tickets can be purchased online at www.chattnaturcenter.org. The Nutcracker Where: Blessed Trinity Catholic High School When: Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Cost: $25 Contact: 678-297-2800 Come and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Metropolitan Ballet’s full-length stage production of The Nut-
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A simple twist of fate I did not go to see the Stones in Atlanta. Part of me wanted to. Christina and I are fans. She saw them in Miami a lifetime ago — pregnant with Hans I think. I missed that one. We were both working for the RAY APPEN Miami Herald then Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com and my boss had secured John Knight’s (as in Knight-Ridder) skybox for the show — fully stocked bar, best seats in the house. I was in St. Louis and getting ready to fly to Miami to join her for the concert when TWA just cancelled the flight — no reason — just cancelled it. When I demanded they find me another flight to Miami to catch the show there was none and, it was fairly obvious that they didn’t particularly care anyway. I wasn’t leaving until they found a way to get me there in time, but when they told me that they were calling security to escort me out, I finally did leave. Never have forgiven greenmailer Carl Icahn who owned TWA at the time before he gutted it and moved on to dismantling other companies. When I actually last saw Mick and company play, it was in the ’70s or so in what was called at the time the Tangerine Bowl, a large outdoor stadium in Orlando. My girlfriend and I had driven down from Tallahassee where we were going to school. She was, let’s say, a “free spirit” — tiny, blond, crazy smart and with wild blue eyes and, at times, a hard to describe determined attitude. She was used to getting what she wanted. As we entered the stadium, something pinged me; my radar went on “alert.” I didn’t know why at the time. At the end of the day, there was probably somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 people there for the concert. After all, the Stones were then the “world’s greatest rock-‘n’-roll band” and traveled on the edge of a precipice, a jagged edge both earned and cultivated by the band. And, it hadn’t been that much time since their performance at the Altamont festival where 300,000 folks attended, where, as it is told, Meredith Hunter was knifed to death by Hells Angels who had been hired by the Stones — all the beer they could drink — to protect the stage (mostly with pool cues) and where three other people died as well. By the time the Stones had taken the stage as the final act, the concert had already begun a steep descent into complete chaos. This concert was not Altamonte, but I should have read the tea leaves when, earlier that afternoon, we walked past that guy right in the middle of the crowd which by then was already almost elbow
to elbow in queue to get close to the stage. People had to walk around him as he sat in broad daylight on the wooden chair, he must have brought with him. He sat in front of a small table piled high with white powder and a mirror as if he was all by himself in his living room. I thought I was seeing things and looked around for law enforcement in disbelief. There were none in sight, and no one seemed to be particularly concerned with this guy and his table. You can’t make this stuff up. I couldn’t help but think about that concert — the one in the Tangerine Bowl with my girlfriend — as I read this week about Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert and the nine people who lost their lives. Now I am not a big fan of crowds or enclosed places. As Jill and I kept walking deeper into the crowd looking for a good spot to view the concert we spotted two small “towers” maybe 100 feet from the stage, each with a roadie and young girls in them — probably the best “seats” in the house. I made some comment about those “great seats those girls had” and Jill responded with a hint of anger in her voice — enough of an inflection that told another long story. That is, I understood clearly that she had been in one of those towers before. We found a good spot and I stopped. The crowd was getting more and more difficult to wade through. The concert was open seating — first come, first served. This was good enough for me. “No, I want to get closer to the stage,” I heard her say as she grabbed my hand and pulled me forward. And forward we went, weaving in and out of the crowd until we finally stopped maybe 75 feet from the stage. We stopped when it was no longer possible to penetrate the wall of bodies in front of us, and we waited and waited. The concert started. The Stones rocked. We were close, so close to the stage. The final encore ended, and the roadies began throwing roses out into the crowd. The crowd pushed forward but no one moved. We were compressed tighter and tighter. I looked around for a pathway back or to the side. There was no pathway anywhere. I grabbed Jill by the collar of her jacket — tight, really tight. The more the roadies threw the flowers out into the crowd, the tighter the crowd became. I yelled at Jill, because at that point, shouting was the only way communication could occur, “hold onto me and do not let go.” It was getting increasingly difficult to breathe and felt like there simply was no air above our heads — only heat, bodies and fear. Nothing, but nothing was
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18-year-old Stacey Lopez-Alvarado, said she attended with her family to watch her sister perform but never imagined winning anything. “When my dad told me about the raffle, I decided to join in, and then when I first heard my number called out, I wasn’t sure I heard the number right,” Lopez-Alvarado said. “I was very shocked that I had won.” She plans to ride her new bike at the local parks. Leading up to the annual tree lighting at dusk, several children ran up to Mayor Lori Henry and surrounded her as she read, “The Night Before Christmas.” The night culminated with pictures with Santa. Alexus Williams attended the event with her sister, daughter, and niece and nephew simply because they love celebrating the holidays, she said. Although her 5-year-old daughter Ivory was a little nervous about meeting Santa, she was happy to have a moment to speak with him one on one. “We just wanted to see the lighting of the Christmas tree for the first time this year,” Williams said. “It was beautiful. We really liked it.” For a full list of holiday events in the City of Roswell, visit roswellgov.com.
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